The missi roti nachos is actually inspired by childhood memories. My mom used to accumulate leftover rotis through the week and instead of tossing them in the bin, she would fry them crisp. On weekends, these fried, nacho-like roti crisps would be served as an evening snack with some imaginative dip, piquant achaar or a chutney.

  • Serves

    4

  • Cook Time

    30m

Ingredients

For Missi Roti

  • 200 gm gram flour
  • 50 gm onions, chopped
  • 50 gm coriander leaves, chopped
  • 1 tbsp refined oil
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • 2 green chillies, chopped
  • Salt to taste
  • Water to make hard dough

For Nachos

  • 200 ml refined oil (to fry)

For Salsa

  • 200 gm tomatoes
  • 150 gm onions, chopped
  • 40 gm green coriander stem, chopped
  • 10 garlic cloves
  • 4 Jodhpuri chillies
  • 4 green chillies, chopped
  • Salt to taste

For Dahi Chutney

  • 150 gm hung sour curd
  • ½ tsp chaat masala
  • Salt to taste

Preparation

  1. To make the missi roti dough, mix all the ingredients together in a bowl and knead just enough to make a hard dough.
  2. Cover it with a damp cloth and keep aside for 15 minutes.
  3. For salsa, roast the tomatoes, Jodhpuri chillies and garlic in the oven. When they are cool enough to handle, skin the tomatoes. Finely chop all the ingredients and toss them into the bowl.
  4. Add all the remaining ingredients to the bowl and give it a good mix. Adjust the seasoning.
  5. Whisk dahi with salt and chaat masala until smooth and creamy.
  6. Now divide the missi roti dough into 8 parts and roll them like chapatis.
  7. Toast these lightly on a hot griddle.
  8. Cut each chapatis into 6-8 pieces and deep fry them.
  9. Arrange the fried missi roti nachos on a plate, top it up with the salsa and finish with a drizzle of dahi chutney.
Sharad Dewan

Sharad Dewan

Sharad Dewan is an award-winning chef who is currently the Regional Director of Food Production at The Park Hotel Kolkata. An alumnus of the Institute of Hotel Management, Delhi and Cornell University, USA, Chef Dewan has opened 10 restaurants across the country in the last 11 years and is currently working on launching four smaller hotels in Kolkata, Mumbai and Indore.

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