Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Gwyneth Paltrow Adds Indian Chilla to Breakfast, Eyes Film Return
Gwyneth Paltrow showed people how she made an Indian breakfast.
She mixed gram flour, called besan, with onions, tomatoes, ginger and spices.
She cooked the mixture into small pancakes called chillas.
She ate them with an egg omelette and mint chutney.
Paltrow has shared other Indian dishes online before.
She is also preparing to act in a new Netflix movie.
The movie is based on Belle Burden’s memoir about a marriage coming apart.
Paltrow will also help produce the film.
Online posts about a dinner she supposedly planned for Sam Altman are circulating, but nobody has confirmed that the invitation is real.
Gwyneth Paltrow shared an Instagram video showing her making besan chilla with onions, tomatoes, ginger and spices.
She served the savoury chillas with an egg omelette and mint chutney.
Paltrow has previously shared Indian-inspired dishes including aloo anday and kitchari bowls.
She is set to star in and executive-produce Netflix’s adaptation of Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage.
A purported invitation for a private dinner hosted by Paltrow for OpenAI CEO Sam Altman circulated online, but its authenticity remains unclear.
- Who
- Actor and Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow; the film also involves Belle Burden, Stacey Sher and Heidi Schreck.
- What
- Paltrow shared her besan chilla breakfast and is preparing to star in and executive-produce a Netflix film adaptation of Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage.
- When
- The articles describe the breakfast video and film news as recent but provide no specific date.
- Where
- The breakfast video was shared on Instagram, while the film is being developed for Netflix.
- Why
- Paltrow was preparing her breakfast, while the film adapts Burden’s memoir about the emotional fallout of a long-term marriage ending.
- Breakfast dish
- Besan chilla made with gram flour, onions, tomatoes, grated ginger and spices
- Accompaniments
- Egg omelette and mint chutney, also called pudina chutney
- Previous Indian dishes
- Aloo anday and kitchari bowls
- Film project
- Netflix adaptation of Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage
- Netflix acquisition
- People magazine reported that Netflix acquired the project after a six-way bidding war
- Paltrow’s film roles
- She will star in the film and serve as its executive producer
- Creative team
- Stacey Sher will produce and Heidi Schreck will write the screenplay
- Unverified dinner claim
- A purported invitation for an off-the-record dinner honoring Sam Altman circulated on X and Threads, but its authenticity is unclear
