Name: Mumbai frankie
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Makes 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon Chaat masala; 1 teaspoon frankie masala (a spice mix readily available in spice shops), or Chaat masala; ¼ teaspoon Chaat masala; 80 ml (2½ fl oz/⅓ cup) water; ½ teaspoon Chaat masala (optional); 1½ tablespoons rice bran oil or butter; 1 tablespoon finely chopped coriander (cilantro); 1 large onion, finely chopped; 1½ teaspoons amchur (dried mango powder); 4 cooked roti, preferably roti canai; 1 teaspoon Ginger garlic paste; ½ teaspoon chilli powder; melted butter or ghee, for brushing; 400 g (14 oz/1¾ cups) mashed potato; a pinch of salt; a generous pinch of salt, to taste; ¾ teaspoon chilli powder

Preparation info

Makes
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

Lands of the Curry Leaf

By Peter Kuruvita

Published 2018

About

Originally a simple man’s food to help get through the day, this quick and filling dish hails from Mumbai, as the name would suggest. It is an amazing snack for those on the run — spicy, tasty and so easy to make. The amchur adds a lovely sourness to this beautifully flavoursome, energy-dense vegetarian dish. If you don’t have time to make your own roti, this dish also works really well with frozen roti parathas, from the freezer section of Asian grocery stores.