How to Make Chapatti Wraps

Serves: 5

Preparation time: 15 mins

Cooking time: 30 mins

Ingredients needed to make Chapatti Wraps:

For the spinach paste:

• 8 oz baby spinach leaves, rinsed
• 3 green chilies, deseeded and coarsely chopped
• 1 ¾ oz fresh cilantro
• 2’’ fresh ginger, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 6 garlic cloves, peeled
• 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 6 tbsp salted peanuts, roasted
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tbsp vegetables oil

For the grilled mushrooms:

• 7 oz Portobello mushrooms, cleaned, boiled and thickly sliced
• 2 ½ fl oz Greek-style yogurt
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 2 tsp gram flour
• 2 tsp garlic, crushed
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp ground fennel seeds
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp green cardamom powder
• 1 tsp grated ginger
• ½ tsp red chili powder
• 2 tbsp water
• 2 tsp vegetables oil
• Salt to taste

For the cottage cheese:

• 10 oz cottage cheese or paneer, chopped into 1’’ dices
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• ½ small onion, thinly sliced
• 3 ½ fl oz water

For serving:

• 5 toasted Indian flatbreads or chapattis, warmed in an oven
• 5-6 wooden skewers, soaked in water for 30 minutes

Cooking instructions for Chapatti Wraps:

• To make the spinach paste, dump all its ingredients into a food processor and pulse them into a smooth puree.
• To grill the mushrooms, add the garlic, ginger and yogurt into a clean blender and spoon in the lemon juice and oil.
• Sprinkle the gram flour, garam masala, salt and red chili powder over them and add a splash of water into it.
• Blitz them into a uniform, smooth paste and scrap it out into a bowl.
• Throw in the mushrooms and toss them together to coat well.
• Set aside for about 20 minutes to marinate.
• Warm up your oven to 400 degrees F.
• Pierce the mushrooms into the skewers and arrange them on a baking sheet, greased earlier with small amount of oil.
• Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes, while rotating the dish by 180 degree, midway between the cooking.
• Place the ingredients for the paneer into a bowl and tip the grilled mushrooms over them.
• Stir them all together until well combined and spoon small portions of them along the middle of the warmed chapatti.
• Roll them up and slice them diagonally into two halves.
• Serve and have fun!

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Last Updated on April 19, 2013 by