Indians line up for these flatbreads. But now gas is running short.

Iran warIndians line up for these flatbreads. But now gas is running short.Kitchens across India are running low on gas canisters as the Strait of Hormuz crisis sends shock waves through a country heavily dependent on Gulf oil imports.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Abhishekh Dixit's Parawthe Wala, famed for crafting and frying Indian stuffed bread, in Old Delhi in 2023.Pradeep Gaurs / Shutterstock fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 11, 2026, 5:30 AM EDTBy Mithil AggarwalDELHI, India — Abhishekh Dixit’s restaurant has been serving stuffed flatbreads for over a century, relying on gas cylinders to keep the stoves hot and the customers fed.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.But those cylinders are in short supply as India’s liquefied petroleum gas imports face the squeeze of the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran.“Even in the black market, there is no certainty that I will get any gas or not,” Dixit, 47, said, sitting outside his restaurant, Parawthe Wala, in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk market. “Everything is being affected, and our suppliers have raised prices by up to 5%.”“It has created an artificial inflation,” he said, with the rising costs forcing him to raise prices himself, while he has also invested in electric stoves in the hopes of making his gas supplies last longer.There has been no obvious decline in quality, at least. The parathas, as the savory flatbreads are called, stuffed with onion and paneer and coated with a generous amount of butter, are as delicious as ever.The impact of the war and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz was almost immediately felt in Asia, which heavily relies on oil and related product exports through the Gulf. The pain has been acute in India, which is the world’s second-largest importer of liquefied petroleum gas after China, with millions relying on gas cylinders for cooking.FORSUBSCRIBERS00:0000:00War in Iran is affecting prices...