FodNichi PoLi
Tempered chapatis stir fry
Ingredients
5 leftover chapatis, torn and twirled in a blender for a few seconds
salt to taste
1 tsp sugar (or per taste)
Tempering
1 tbsp oil
1 small onion, chopped
1 green chili, chopped
1/4 cup raw, unsalted peanuts
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 sprig curry leaves, torn
Garnish
1 tbsp fresh coconut
1 tbsp cilantro/coriander leaves, chopped
1/4 the of lemon
Method
1. Tear the chapatis by hand. Add them to the grinder and grind just for a second to get crushed chapatis. 5 chapatis result in about 1 1/2 cups crushed chapatis for me.
2. Heat oil in a wok or kadai. Add all the ingredients for tempering. Saute for 7-10 minutes till onion & peanuts are soft.
3. Now add crushed chapatis, salt & sugar. Sprinkle a few drops of water. Saute for another 5 minutes.
4. Garnish with coconut and cilantro.
5. Squeeze some lemon juice while serving.
Note -
1. This should be soft but it should neither be crunchy nor mushy. So sprinkle water after adding chapatis but do not add too much water.
This post is also my entry to Sunshinemom's celebration of the color "Yellow".
5 comments:
I love this Meera. I do it very rarely.. Looks yummy..Entirely new dish from the leftovers..
Fodnichi chapati...wonderful recipe! In my quick brkfast list! I used to make it a bit differently..as in cut in into cubes then the kalaylalo teek pohu recipe, or sweet one if in snack ..tks for this addition! (Hey liked ur humus-thecha idea absolutely n tks for coining the name - all lettuce! Loved it!)
Ashwini:
Thanks. Here I hardly have leftover chapatis as I make just enough. So whenever I am in the mood, I need to make extra to create leftovers!!;-)
Purnima:
Never made this like Kalaylalo pohu. What a fantastic idea!! I will try it some time. A friend of mine used to bring PoLicha Ladoo in her lunch box. But since I don't care for sweet things, I never made that one.
I really loved your lettuce idea, yaar. Thanks for sharing.
I have heard about this, but never knew it looked so good..Wonderful dish Meera.
That looks so good I wouldn't have known you made it with leftovers if you hadn't said so.
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