Comments on: Dinner Blogging: A New Frontier

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:36:09 +0000

I too love chapatis, rotis and tortillas (all variations on a theme). If you have leftovers you use them up in one of the following ways -

Indian style:
tear day old chapatis or tortillas into pieces. heat a heavy frying pan and add brown (black) mustard seeds and whole cumin and toast lightly until the mustard seeds begin to pop out of pan like popcorn. add a touch of oil or butter or both (depending on whether your pan is well seasoned, non-stick or other and your taste preferences) and saute a chopped onion or two until soft. Add a 1/2 to 1 tsp of tumeric and a finely chopped pepper (if you like heat). Throw in the torn chapatis or tortillas and lightly fry until warm and toasted. We eat these for breakfast with yogourt.

Mexican style
tear up stale chapatis (whole wheat or wheat/corn blend seem to work best) and add to heated frying pan. add 1 part salsa verde + 3 parts water to just cover the torn tortillas and cook over medium heat until all liquid is absorbed and tortillas are soft (you may need to add a bit more water) - about 5 to 10 minutes. take off heat and serve with favourite taco type condiments (grated cheese, queso fresca, chopped tomatoes, sour cream, cilantro, avocado, refritos - whatever).

I hope you enjoy these as much as we do. Go crazy and experiment.

By: Sarah-Hope

Sarah-Hope — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:50:07 +0000

Thanks for the mention, Ruth! I’ve made regular flour tortillas, but not whole wheat. Those look delicious!

By: mel

mel — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:35:42 +0000

My stomach’s growling! I always enjoy the food posts too.

I liked the poem from the silent reading too - Thanks for sharing!

By: erin

erin — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:15:14 +0000

Leftover tortillas are great for breakfast the next morning too, just heat for about 8-10 sec in a microwave and smear some jam and roll it up, delicious!

By the way, your designs so far are amazing, looking forward to what’s coming up!

By: desiknitter

desiknitter — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:03:34 +0000

I like the 5+1 formula, works for me!
And you know, if you substituted whole wheat flour for the all-purpose, you could have north Indian rotis instead of tortillas! The rotis in the Indian restaurants here are ghastly, but homemade ones are made exactly this way. I am a rice-eater myself, but occasionally get the craving.

Looking forward to the Tokyo top - and I have done that Netflix thing often with Law and Order DVDs so am glad am not the only one…

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:35:27 +0000

Thanks for posting that! I love tortillas, and tortilla-based dishes, but it’s hard to find ones in the store that aren’t laden with weirdness and fat.

Having lived all my life in the Northeast, tortilla making isn’t part of my cultural heritage–so i really appreciate the tutorial.

Kathleeen