Seyal Phulka Recipe with step by step pictures. Looking for a simple and easy recipe to use up leftover roti or Chapati, then this is it. Seyal Phulka is made with leftover phulka, tomatoes, garlic and spices to create a comforting dish. Leftover chapati cooked in a garlic tomato curry which taste absolutely delicious.

Seyal Phulka Recipe
This is one recipe which I came across recently when I searched for leftover roti recipes. I found this really interesting and tried it the next day itself. And guess what it was delicious, i totally loved it.
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This is so easy to make, it is basically torn up chapatis cooked in a tomato garlic sauce. I enjoyed it piping hot.
About Seyal Phulka
Seyal phulka is made with garlic, tomatoes, leftover roti and minimum spices to create this amazing dish. This is comforting and simple to make yet taste so delicious. If you are looking for using up leftover rotis, other than making a wrap or quesadilla with it. Make this instead.
Sometimes I also make chapati ladoo using leftover chapati, that is when I am craving something sweet. But most of the time it is this recipe.
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Seyal Phulka Ingredients


Chapati or Roti - you can use fresh roti, but if you have leftover chapati use that for best results.
Oil - You can use ghee or oil for cooking the dish.
Garlic - one of the main flavouring in seyal phulka is garlic. It adds wonderful aroma and taste to the dish.
Tomato - fresh tomatoes is chopped and cooked down to create a tangy sauce to coat the leftover roti.
Spice powders - I used chilli powder, turmeric and coriander powder for making seyal phulka. You can even use some garam masala powder.

Seyal Phulka in 3 Easy Steps
Tempering - Heat oil in a pan, add in mustard seeds and curry leaves and let them crackle.
Making Tomato Garlic Sauce - Add in garlic and green chillies and saute for a min. Add in tomatoes and cook that down for 5 mins or so. Now add in spice powders and salt and mix well. Cook this for 2 to 3 mins.
Mixing Chapati - Now add in water and bring it to a boil. Now add in the torn chapati and cook till it thickens. Once it thickens add in coriander leaves and mix well. Serve hot.

How to Make Seyal Phulka (Stepwise Pictures)
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| take your chapathi |
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| tear it into pieces |
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| heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds |
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| add curry leaves |
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| green chilli and garlic |
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| mix well |
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| add tomatoes |
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| cook that for few mins |
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| now it has thickened up |
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| Add in spice powders |
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| mix well |
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| add water |
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| season with salt |
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| mix well and bring it to a boil |
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| add chapati pieces |
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| mix well and simmer for few mins |
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| now it has thickened |
Expert Tips
- You can use leftover roti or chapati for making this dish. Instead of using leftover chapati, you can use fresh.
- Ghee can be used to cook the whole dish.
- A small pinch of garam masala powder adds fresh taste.
- Seyal phulka taste best when served hot, so make it fresh and enjoy immediately.
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Seyal Phulka Recipe | Leftover Roti Recipe
Equipment
- Cooking pot
Ingredients
- 2 no Chapathi torn into small pieces
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- ½ teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- 4 cloves Garlic peeled & chopped
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
- 1 large Tomato chopped finely
- 2 no Green Chilli chopped finely
- ½ teaspoon Chilli Powder
- 2 teaspoon Coriander Powder
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- Salt to taste
- 1 cup Water
- 2 tablespoon Coriander Leaves chopped finely
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan, add in mustard seeds and curry leaves and let them crackle. Add in garlic and green chillies and saute for a min.
- Add in tomatoes and cook that down for 5 mins or so. Now add in spice powders and salt and mix well. Cook this for 2 to 3 mins.
- Now add in water and bring it to a boil. Now add in the torn chapati and cook till it thickens. Once it thickens add in coriander leaves and mix well. Serve hot.
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Notes
- You can use leftover roti or chapati for making this dish. Instead of using leftover chapati, you can use fresh.
- Ghee can be used to cook the whole dish.
- A small pinch of garam masala powder adds fresh taste.
- Seyal phulka taste best when served hot, so make it fresh and enjoy immediately.
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chetna.l
This is what I generally make when I have left over rotis.... As a tip spread mint coriander green chutney on rotis and instead of breaking them, take roti in your hand spread chutney turn to half again spread chutney and turn one fourth put it that way.. the resulting flavour will be amazing....