My grandmother never had a problem of what to do with leftover chapattis / roti / paratha .she use to love leftover chapatti recipes. Most of the time she made recipe like leftover chapatti / roti churma (basi roti ka churma), basi roti ka sweet churma with jaggery, Garlic flavoured leftover chapatti / roti soup. Dal dhokli from leftover chapattis and dal . You can make all this leftover chapatti recipe with leftover roti , paratha ,phulka or puri. Don’t use stale roti to make this recipe. I never make roti or chappatis extra but whenever I have plans of any of this leftover chapatti recipe I make extra chapattis.

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It’s an easy recipe, the preparation time of basi roti ka churma is hardly 5-6 minutes and cooking time is around 5 minutes.

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• 6 basi / leftover chapattis /roti / poli
• 2 onions finely chopped
• 20-25 peanuts (moongfalli ,shengdane)
• 10—15 curry leaves
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds (rai /sarson)
• 1 teaspoon jeera (cumin seeds)
• 2 -3 teaspoon red chilly powder (depending on your taste)
• 1 teaspoon coriander / dhania powder
• 1 teaspoon oil (preferably peanut oil/ mustard oil)
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped coriander leaves

For garnishing

• 1 finely chopped tomato
• Coriander leaves
• Fried /Roasted sev/ bhujiya /ghathiya (optional)

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[directions title=”Directions”]

1. Make small pieces of roti /chapatti /phulki and churn it in grinder to make fine pieces of it called as churma
2. Take oil in a pan heat it and add mustard seeds to it ,when it starts crackling add cumin seeds to it roast it and add roasted peanuts and  onions , roast it nicely and add red chilly powder , coriander /dhaniya powder  and turmeric powder (haldi)to it ,mix it and add roti /chapatti / phulki churma in it and mix it well…
3. Now sprinkle little water on it mix it and close the lid of the pan for 2-3 minutes
4. Add coriander leaves mix it and serve it hot by garnishing it with tomatoes, coriander leaves & sev / bhujiya / ghathiya

   

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