Left over Chapati Uppama and Left over brown rice Pilaf

Left over wheat tortillas /chapatti

Who would like to throw away leftover chapatti or wheat tortilla sitting in fridge for couple of days. I really don’t. So I have been looking for recipe to make best use of chapatti or left over rice.

Rice is much simpler and has many variations but chapatti!!! …Well I tried on a friend’s Pallavi’s suggestion, a recipe I will be adding more often to my breakfast menu. 

Here are two recipes, tried and tested experiments with left over chapatti and brown rice.

I have tried  pav bhaji masala instead for the first time in rice.

I used 3 whole wheat tortillas as I did not have enough Chapatti. And I don’t see why next time when I do make again, I might just use wheat tortilla directly from the packet instead.

6 Chapatti or wheat tortillas

1 large onion

2 or 3 green chilles

½ tsp Cumin seeds

1 Tbsp Coconut flakes

¼ cup peanuts

6 to 8 cashew nuts

Curry leaves

Coriander leave

Lemon juice , salt and red chilies powder : add according to your taste

In 3 Tbsp of oil,  add all of the above ingredients except lemon juice and wheat tortillas. Fry for 10 minutes or until onions are translucent or little brown and so are peanuts.

Add crumbled wheat tortillas (crumble them in a processor)

Add it to the mixture and fry for title more time. Add lemon juice. I like it tangy so I add little bit more of lemon juice.

You are all done with chapatti uppama J

Ps; you can add cup of mixed vegetables precooked in microwave. The best I like in this is, peas and small fried potatoes.  

Left over Brown rice

Basmati brown rice   1 Cup or left over brown/ white  rice
     Mixed vegetables   1 cup
     Ginger garlic paste   1 tsp
     Onion        1
     Tomato     1 or 2
      Red chilly powder    3/4 tsp
      Pav bhaji masala      2 tbsp
      Turmeric powder   1/4 tsp
       Salt    As needed
       Cumin powder  1/4 tsp
       Oil       1 tbsp
       Coriander leaves  to garnish     

Green chilly   2   optional

·         In a pan add oil and add the ginger garlic paste. Slice the onions into long.

·         Add the onions to this and saute well.

·         Add the finely chopped tomato and sauté well. When the tomatoes are mushy add the mixed veggies to this. pre cook in microwave to lesson cooking time

• Add salt, turmeric powder, pav bhaji masala, red chilly powder and cumin powder.
• Mix well and cook in a low flame. 10 min
• Add the cooked rice once the veggies are cooked.
• Mix gently and cook for 2 -3 minutes in a low flame.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Sprinkle cumin seed powder.

Enjoy !