Srilankan Street food - Kothu roti or parotta
Today’s recipe will stick to the original - preparing a good curry from scratch. Making use of thick, flaky parotta. Customize it to your preference to make it your own version 😀 go ahead and personalize it!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 4 Parotta ripped to pieces
- 1 large Onion finely chopped
- 3 large Tomatoes chopped
- Curry Leaves handful
- 4 Green chillies chopped
- 5 pods Garlic sliced
- 1 tbsp Sour Cream optional
- Cilantro chopped for garnish
Spices - Cinnamon, Cloves, Cardamom, Bay Leaves
Powders -
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Red Chilly powder
Instructions
- Take a large skillet and add oil liberally
- Start with frying the spices
- Next add curry leaves and green chillies
- Next add onions and garlic and fry until translucent
- Add the tomatoes and fry to a nice pulp
- Add the ripped parotta. Add sour cream and the powders
- By using 2 spatulas, do a drum like beating movement with both hands and mix evenly
- The roti pieces will be coated with the cooked curry
- Garnish with plenty of cilantro leaves
- Options - Add eggs and scramble; use any choice of meats; add any veggies