I always believe that good food doesn’t need complicated recipes. This one sits perfectly on that scale.
Baasi roti is stale chapati, a flat bread that is 1-2 days old. My Daadi (grandmother) loved eating baasi roti soaked in thin yogurt, sprinkled with red chili powder, roasted cumin powder and salt. Today, I have taken this a notch higher by making a chaat out of it.
This was my lunch today. It was delicious and absolutely lip smacking.
Lot of times, we end up with extra chapatis or rotis which nobody wants to eat. This recipe will bring a relief to many out there. The best way to use the stale bread. I promise this will not disappoint you and beat that all of a sudden Dahi Wada Craving!
This is how I made it!
Baasi Roti ki Chaat
Kitchen Equipments Required
Chopping board, knife, whisk or fork, a small but deep bowl and a spoon.
Ingredients
Yogurt – 1/2 cup
Water – 1/2 cup, chilled
Roti / Chapati – 2 small or 1 big
Ginger – 1/2 tsp, finely chopped
Green chili – 1/2 tsp, finely chopped
Cilantro / corinader leaves – 1 tsp, finely chopped
Spices
Kala namak/Rock salt – 1/2 tsp or to taste
Red chili powder – 1/2 tsp
Sugar – 1/2 tsp
Roasted cumin powder – 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala – a fat pinch
Tamarind & Dates Chutney – 1/2 tsp
Method
1. Prepare the yogurt – Take the bowl. Add yogurt and water and whisk well into smooth. Add chopped ginger, green chillies, Coriander leaves, salt, chili powder, cumin powder, garam masala and sugar. Whisk again. Set aside.
2. Take the rotis and either tear them roughly or cut them into small pieces.
3. Add these torn pieces of rotis to the whisked dahi/yogurt. Mix well
4. Garnish with some juliened ginger and green chillies along with a sprinkle of red chili powder and cumin powder.
5. Top with tamarind chutney. Eat immediately!
The afternoon when you don’t want to cook anything for yourself, make this and be happy! 😀
Sonal
spiceinthecity
What a very clever and delicious recipe Sonal! Love it!!
simplyvegetarian777
Naina ❤️
Thank you
My grandmother ate it often without the tamarind chutney
Gather and Graze
Oh my, this looks so yummy Sonal!
Elaine @ foodbod
I love this Sonal, what a great use of leftover flatbreads 🙂
shubha
wow.. what a good way to use rotis..loved this chatpattas way 🙂
kushigalu@gmail.com
Sounds so interesting, delicious and tempting! Beautiful clicks
simplyvegetarian777
Comfort food 🙂
simplyvegetarian777
Muaah Anjana!
Would love to know how aunty made kheer out of it?
Hilda
This is maybe one of the best leftover ideas I’ve seen yet.
simplyvegetarian777
Yayyy Hilda :). Passed on to me by my daadi (grandmother).
apuginthekitchen
Sounds really delicious. I wish I had the chutney I would try this tonight, have everything for it except that including stale flat bread. YUM.
ppoja agarwal
my husband don’t eat curd what shoula I use instead of curd…and I have khakda can I use instead of chapatti
simplyvegetarian777
Try I swing buttermilk. I am not sure about Khakda Pooja