Toasted Roti
Author:
EasyRecipes .
Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 8
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An imaginative way to turn plain left-over chapatis into a colourful and flavourful delicacy for a satiating breakfast.
Ingredients
- 8 leftover chapatis , approx. (200 mm. (8")) in diameter
- 2 tsp oil for greasing
- For mint stuffing
- 1 cup mint leaves (phudina), finely chopped
- 2 green chillies, finely chopped
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp amchur (dry mango powder)
- 1 tbsp bread crumbs
- For the spinach stuffing
- 3 cups spinach (palak) , finely chopped
- 1 cup onions, chopped
- 2 green chillies, chopped
- 4 tbsp crumbled low fat paneer (cottage cheese)
- 2 tsp oil
- salt to taste
- For the cauliflower and methi stuffing
- 2 cups grated cauliflower
- ½ tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
- ½ cup chopped onions
- 2 green chillies, chopped
- 2 tbsp chopped fenugreek (methi) leaves
- ½ tsp chopped ginger (adrak)
- 2 tsp oil
- salt to taste
- For serving
- herb cheese
Instructions
- For mint stuffing
- Mix all the ingredients well.
- For the spinach stuffing
- Heat the oil and fry the onions for ½ minute. Add the green chillies and fry again for a few seconds.
- Add the spinach and cook for 2 minutes.
- Drain the water if any.
- Add the paneer and salt. Mix well.
- For the cauliflower and methi stuffing
- Heat the oil and fry the cumin seeds until they crackle.
- Add the onion, green chillies and ginger and fry again for ½ minute.
- Add the cauliflower and salt, sprinkle a little water and cook until three quarter's cooked.
- Add the fenugreek leaves and mix well.
- How to proceed
- Place a chapati on a flat surface. Put a portion of the stuffing on it and fold into a semi-circle.
- Grease the outer surface with oil and put in a bread toaster.
- Toast till chapati is crisp and brown spots appear on each side.
- Cut into strips and serve immediately.