Kothu Roti/Paratha - Sweet or Savory? (Indian "Milk-Toast" & Chapati Stir-Fry)
Kothu Roti/Paratha is a delicious way to use up leftover rotis and parathas just like making fried rice with leftovers; it is very similar to how leftover/stale bread is used in Bread Pudding , Bread Upma, Panzanella, Ribollita, and Papa di Pomodoro or corn tortillas in Enfrijoladas or Chilaquiles. For the sweet Kothu Roti, only plain rotis and parathas are used; for the savory, you can use any type - even the stuffed ones - we have even made quasi Mexican versions using chopped up leftover bean burritos! My grandmother used to make Sweet/Savory Kothu Roti for my grandfather every time we made rotis. He had lost all his teeth at a young age and had given up on finding comfortable dentures; so my ingenious grandmother figured out ways to prepare food so he could enjoy them. She cut/tore up the rotis and soaked them in hot curries with lots of gravy, milk or light jaggery syrup. Grandfather's favorite was the kothu roti soaked in sweetened milk - the Indian version of "mil...