No fancy post this one…despite considering that Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. However, it is certainly a post about love since that is what Valentine’s Day is all about. Love for the man I love the most…my father J A man who is not only my father but also my mentor, philosopher, guide, confidante, anchor and most importantly my best friend.
Growing up, I found him to be somewhat complex man. He was a strict disciplinarian yet I also found him to be a very chilled out person. He was short tempered but a very wise man. This disparity of his nature and character used to confuse my young mind.
I vividly remember this particular incident, when I was in 7th standard perhaps and my brother was in college. Once he and his batch mates didn’t appear for their preliminary exams held right before the boards as a protest against the college management. Since it was mass protest, the college sent their report card to the parents at the home address. My dad retrieved the mail from the mail box and saw the report with nonchalant look on his face. That night at the dinner table, dad very casually asked him, if he had received his mark sheet. My brother went ahead without blinking his eyes…“Yes, I got 70 in accountancy, 75 in economics,” so and so forth. My dad gently retrieved the report card and placed it on the table before my brother with an amused glint in his eyes. Goes without saying, my brother sank in his chair with absolute guilt. Dad didn’t scold him, scream at him or give him a lecture. He coolly told him, “you should have spoken to me at least, if there was a problem.” It was strange for me seeing my father so cool since my father was known for his temper.
As I grew into an adult, I realized that he was short tempered only for things which we were careless about or didn’t care about despite him telling us not to repeat. Things like not keeping stuff at their place after using them or perhaps invariably keeping our rooms messy. Also, he used to be strict so as to inculcate sound values and strong morals in our character. His own strongest point, I believe, is the strength of his character.
He was otherwise our friend and confidante. My brother and I could confide anything and everything in him. He never ‘led’ the way for us. There was not a single day when we didn’t sit at the dinner table and have a discussion about various things of life – from politics, to family, to spirituality, to certain other sensitive issues. He would help us make our choices by placing before us the consequences of following a plan A or a plan B. He allowed us to make mistakes and learn and was never over protective. By reposing his absolute trust in us, he inculcated in us a sense of responsibility and we rarely wandered off through the maze and many by-lanes of life. He has rather been a very unconventional father in comparison to most other Indian fathers and I speak this from the feedback I got from several of my friends and acquaintances.
I can’t remember him ever saying, “Look! I told you not to do this and see what happened when you didn’t listen.” Rather he would say, “It is okay. We all make mistakes but I know you will make through this. However, it is sometimes good to learn from the mistakes and experiences of others.”
I was a well behaved child, but the only time I would give tough time to my parents was at the dinner table. I was a very picky eater; used to loathe veggies. I would make all sorts of excuses to avoid eating them. Dad, on the other hand, would usually not budge from his stance that veggies had to be finished even if I found them icky. There were days, however, when I would emotionally blackmail him by making puppy faces and getting away with not eating veggies. The doting father that he is, he would give in and treat me to choori which I used to happily lap up. Love you dad…blessed to have you. Wishing you a long and healthy life J
Now that you are wondering what Choori is, well, simply putting it, it has three ingredients – cooked hot chapatti, some ghee and sugar. It sounds simple but trust me it tastes heavenly! I guess I have passed on my penchant for choori to my daughter who loves it to the core and never seems to get enough of it.
Here is the amount of ingredients I used. Feel free to adjust these to cater to your taste.
2 hot Chapattis (freshly made)
1 tsp Homemade Ghee (adjust +/ -)
2 tsp Sugar (adjust +/ -)
Toasted black and white sesame seeds to sprinkle (optional)
The task of making a choori isn’t easy. Handling hot chapatti is tough and it was invariably my dad who used to make this for me.
Take the hot chapatti and drizzle over the ghee and sugar.
Working with fingers of both the hands, crush the chapatti to medium sized crumbs (as shown in the pic).
Adjust the texture to your liking by crushing it less or more or as desired.
The choori is ready…have it right away and enjoy heaven on earth J
Note: Ensure that the chapati is not thinly rolled. I usually make somewhat ‘heavy’ chapatis to use for the choori.
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Se ve hermosa y deliciosa su crumble …maravillosa ….,saludos y abrazos.
Thanks Rosita.
choori looks very yumm. A new idea.
Wow……..yummy crumble!
beautiful pictures wonderful to read about your dad
Thanks!
Looks very tasty! Love your vintage rolling pin.
Thanks Angie 😀
What a lovely story. I’m sure your dad is incredibly proud of the person you are today. Beautiful photos and even better memories. I’m trying to imagine the taste and texture of the choori.
Thank you Maureen. I really hope he is 🙂
In North India, especially in Punjab and Haryana this form of roti or parantha is quite popular. I remember one of my friends from Haryana would make it with gud(jaggery) and sometimes with brown sugar. She would call it Choorma.’
At first, I was thinking the flower u have shown in the picture must be the part of the recipie…lol…superb clicks…Love it..
You are absolutely right. This is very popular in these two states both of which share a robust cuisine. Many people have it with jaggery as you rightly said but I prefer it with sugar.
Roasted wheat flour in ghee is what we call Choorma and not crumbed roti.
What a nice post! And lovely recipe. This really looks good — thanks.
never knew this.. sounds divine! would love to prepare some!
You will love it Sangeetha especially if you love ghee…i can promise you this 😀
Loved reading about your dad. What a wonderful father and so special to pass on your special food loves to your daughter.
Thanks so much Christin. He is truly a wonderful father. I could not have asked for any better. 🙂
What lovely memories of your father…he sounds like a wonderful man and role model. I need to google chapatti so I can make an appropriate comment, but till I do, it does look good!!! Beautiful photos as always, too 🙂
I don’t blame yo for google-ing for chapatti since it is mostly other flat breads that people know more about such as naan, tandoori roti.
Chapatti is like roti but thinner than tandoori one and cooked over a skillet.
Thanks Liz for your kind words 🙂
Love the picture !
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Dad’s are always wonderful…..we too make this at home…sometimes we add jaggery and make balls too….love being in your space…you have got nice collection of recipes with eye candy pics….keep rocking….
Absolutely Lubna. And thanks for visiting EFS and your beautiful words 🙂
Touching to read through about your dad. There’s a lot I wish I can share about my dad yet I still love him and as my other half says “He is the man who gave me this beautiful woman I am with”.
I love the idea of what you did with chapattis, great outcome and tempting.
Awww, so sweet of your husband to say that. Mine never said that about me 😛
What a lovely post… I loved reading through it… even my uppa has a very bad temper but it would come really rare.. just like urs, my friends used to tell me that he is a class apart, and he is, really friendly and good to talk to… whoever have met him tell me that… 🙂 this looks so good, maybe I should make this for the kids as snack when I have spare chapathis… thanks for sharing…
Its really nice to have a father who is doting and loving 🙂
Choori is great when it is had hot…i hope your kids enjoy this as much as mine does.
Beautiful story dedicated to your Dad. He really does sound wise and a great cook too. I love this choori you have made, something my son would love too.
He is really a great cook! His Saag Meat and Kheer is to die for! 😀
Kids love choori. You can always count on it.
A delicious treat and wonderful post! This story is lovely.
Cheers,
Rosa
Thanks Rosa 🙂
The recipe looks appetizing. The story and the words you used to speak about your father makes this post beautiful, you don’t know how much I liked reading it…
Awww…thank you so much Daniela. It means a lot to me 🙂
Lovely post honoring your dad for Valentine’s Day! He sounds like a gem and so is this recipe!
Thanks Barbara. He is indeed a gem of a man….I believe they don’t make men like him anymore 😛
What a lovely post, thanks for sharing precious memories of your father with us! Simple & delicious choori!
What a beautiful post! Would love to eat this right now.
Unlike you, I was not a well-behaved little girl!
What a lovely story. Thanks for sharing your memories and this gorgeous recipe. I’m going to try my hand at making it. (Pray for me.)
And thanks for stopping by my blog so I could find you. Cheers!
Hahaha…that is what makes each of us unique i.e. how we are different from each other in one or the other way.
I hope you try and enjoy this recipe.
Love this simple yet very tasty recipe.
The memories of your father are precious ,it was a pleasure to read this post.
It was nice to read your story. Your father sounds a lot like my father. 🙂 Lovely chapatti too. 🙂
Aren’t we blessed to have them in our life! 😀
Aww what a sweet post for your dad!! And a sweet dish to go with it. Looks great!
Thank you Joanne 🙂
Beautiful post…very touching. Beautiful pictures as well 😀
Have a wonderful week!
Thanks Juliana.
What a beautiful ode to your father, wonderful to read1
Thanks so much dear.
Taruna what a lovely post! Really enjoyed reading about your dad.I am sure ur brother does not read ur posts 🙂
Chori looks so yummy.
Don’t worry my friend….I doubt if my brother ever read a single post and the possibility of him reading any in the future is remote as well. 😉
This is a beautiful tribute to your father! I think his best accomplishment is that he gained your respect and love! The dish looks very tasty!
Thank you Katerina. I guess you are right. He has always earned respect from his children and most other people in his life…his greatest achievement I believe.
Your father sounds like a smart and fair person. =)
I am not sure if I had come across this dish before. I like the idea of turning the chapatti into small pieces, drizzling it with ghee and sugar and enjoying it in piece at nights.
Try it Helene if you love ghee. This is very comforting roti recipe.
A great and unique treat (for me). Great pics and a lovely tribute to your wonderful father. Reminds me a bit of mine on some levels.
I love chapatti – but have never had it with sugar and ghee – what an awesome sounding dish. Your dad sounds like he is definitely a man of character – love how he emphasized learning and growing from your mistakes and not dwelling on them.
Thanks Shashi 🙂
Your post has revived many happy memories of my parents, they both are not with me (God bless their souls). Meethi roti and choori were my favorite childhood snack, I sometime make it for my daughter with makki ki roti.
Warm nostalgic feelings are the best I suppose. Our daughters sound so alike! My daughter just recently started enjoying makki ki roti with gur shakkar.
This brought back so many childhood memories!! My mom mad choori for us all the time 🙂 LOVE!
Choori used to be a great treat for me all the time, especially winters 🙂
Enjoyed reading your post and choori looks super yummy!
This is such a sweet post! I feel the same way about my father. I was always a little scared of him growing up, but later we would talk about everything and anything. He didn’t see me as someone younger and thus didn’t talk down to me (like, sadly, my mother does). We were equals, and could have great conversations. Cheers to your father 🙂
What a wonderful post, I know your dad would love it! Choori is new to me, it sounds great and your photos are beautiful!
LoL, it’s funny now when you grown up and talking about how you’re brother is so busted…….
btw, my dad used to be short temper, but eversince all my sisters married and gave him grandsons and granddoughters, he much more calm and it’s freaking me out now….
i love argue and chit chat with him to made him pissed off, but i’m used to be pissed now because he didn’t take my bait,
the biggest shock about my father is when my oldest sister ask to married my brother in law who actually didn’t a very pleasan choice for him, but he just replied” go on with your life, i hope you’re proved to me that i was wrong about your man”
Thank God that she made a perfect choice until now, then my father said that he was wrong…
it’s pretty big hillarious jokes when we gathered and talked about it
PS: this post is truely valentine post for me, thx for sharing this chappatti!!!
your post reminded me i have not made choori in a long long time. a family favorite. simple and comforting.