Warm Chapatti Wraps with Tandoori Chicken

Chapatti is one of those breads that feels like a small kitchen miracle when you first make it, but the warm-it-in-a-dry-pan trick here is the real shortcut. A chapatti is a flatbread of wholemeal flour and water, rolled thin and cooked on a hot dry pan, which is why it puffs and softens rather than browning like a pitta. Warming them briefly, as this recipe asks, brings back that tender, slightly chewy texture, and it means you can use bread that was bought the day before without any fuss.

The filling is a nice example of how a little spice goes a long way. Tandoori paste is built from ground spices such as cumin, coriander and paprika, and stirring it into plain yoghurt gives you a creamy coating that tastes richer than the handful of ingredients suggests. Using cold, cooked chicken makes this a good way to use up a roast or a rotisserie bird, so there is very little cooking involved on the day.

Red onion deserves a special mention. Slicing it thinly and tossing it with lime juice softens its bite a little and turns it bright and crisp, which is exactly the contrast you want against the soft bread. If you have a few minutes, let the onion and pepper sit with the lime while you do everything else. The flavour sharpens and the vegetables stay crunchy. Fresh coriander is worth the small effort of chopping, because it lifts the whole thing in a way dried herbs never quite manage.

For leftovers, keep the chicken mixture and the salad separate in the fridge. Both keep well for a day, but the salad goes limp once it has been dressed, so assemble just before eating. Chapattis are best eaten the day they are made, though a quick warm in a dry pan revives them nicely the next morning.

If you want a light meal alongside, a bowl of Chilled Garden Bean Salad with Greens fits the same fresh, herby mood without adding much heat. For something warming on a cooler evening, Silky roast garlic mushroom soup makes a comforting partner for a wrap.

A few swaps might help you adapt this to what is in your fridge.