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{{Short description|Deep-fried flatbread made of wheat flour}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox food
| name             = Luchi
| image            = Luchi Thali.jpg
| caption          = Luchi 
| country          = [[India]]
| region           = [[Indian subcontinent]]
| creator          = 
| type             = [[Flatbread]]
| served           =Hot 
| main_ingredient  = [[Maida flour]]
| variations       = [[Puri (food)|Puri]], [[Bhatoora]]
| calories         = 
| other            = 
|national_cuisine=[[Indian cuisine|India]]: [[Bengali Cuisine]], [[Bhojpuri cuisine]], [[Maithil cuisine]], [[Odia cuisine]], [[Assamese cuisine]]}}

'''Luchi''' is a [[Deep fry|deep-fried]] [[flatbread]], made of [[maida flour]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Dubey |first=Krishna Gopal |title=The Indian Cuisine |location=New Delhi |publisher= PHI Private Learning Limited |page=xvi |isbn=9788120341708|date=27 September 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Ved |first=Sonal |title=Tiffin: 500 Authentic Recipes Celebrating India's Regional Cuisine |location=New York, NY |publisher=Black Dog & Leventhal |isbn=9788120341708|date=27 September 2010 }}</ref> Luchi is popular in India (especially [[East India|East]] and [[Northeast India]]) and in [[Bangladesh]].

Since luchi is made without rice or rice flour, it is a popular staple item at times when rice is to be avoided for ritual purposes,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Scientific Explanation: Why you shouldn't have rice on Ekadashi, 31st October 2017|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/lifestyle/books-culture-scientific-explanation-why-you-shouldn-t-have-rice-on-ekadashi-31st-october-2017-409380|website=India TV News|date=31 October 2017 }}</ref> as in the case of [[ekadashi]]. Luchi is often paired with vegetarian dishes such as [[Dum aloo|aloor dum]] or [[ghugni]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ghugni |url=http://indianculture.gov.in/food-and-culture/ghugni |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=INDIAN CULTURE |language=en}}</ref> or with [[mutton curry]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Luchi and kosha mangsho: every Bengali's favorite guilt food|url=https://mimpidreams.blogspot.com/2011/08/luchi-and-kosha-mangsho-every-bengalis.html|website=My Numberless Dreams|date=8 August 2011 }}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Luchi Alur Torkari - Home - Kolkata - West Bengal.jpg|thumb|left|Luchi served with (clockwise from top) potato [[tarkari]], [[rasgulla]]s, [[boondi]] and [[Sandesh (confectionery)|sandesh]]]]
As per Hindī Śabdasāgara, the word ''Luchi'' or ''Luchui'' is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] word ''Ruchi'' (रुचि),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dasa |first=Syamasundara |date=1965–1975 |title=Hindi sabdasagara |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/dasa-hindi_query.py?qs=%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%88&searchhws=yes |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=dsal.uchicago.edu}}</ref> meaning something which is appetizing. [[Surdas|Bhakt Surdas]], a renowned Hindu saint of [[Bhakti movement|Bhakti tradition]], makes a mention of ''Luchui'' in his [[Braj Bhasha|Braj]] poetry.<ref>{{Cite book |last=बच्चन |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gUf74Wwa94wC&q=+%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80&pg=PA73 |title='दशद्वार' से 'सोपान' तक |date=1998 |publisher=Rajpal & Sons |isbn=978-81-7028-117-7 |language=hi}}</ref>

{{Blockquote|<poem>लुचुई ललित लापसी सोहै । स्वाद सुबास सहज मन मोहै ।।
Luchuī Lalita Lāpasī Sohai, Svāda Subāsa Sahaja Mana Mohai</poem>|Sūradāsa }}

==See also==
* [[List of Indian breads]]
* [[Indian cuisine]]
* [[Bangladeshi cuisine]]

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[[Category:Deep fried foods]]
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[[Category:Indian breads]]
[[Category:Odia cuisine]]
[[Category:Assamese cuisine]]

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