🇮🇳 Indian Cuisine

Kathi Roll

Stuffed Paratha Roll

Prep Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Difficulty medium
Calories 350 kcal

A Kolkata street food icon: a flaky paratha wrapped around spiced kebab filling with onions, chilies, and chutney. Invented at Nizam's restaurant in Kolkata.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Prepare filling: cook spiced chicken tikka or marinated paneer pieces.
  2. 2 Make or heat a paratha on a tawa. Optionally coat with beaten egg and flip.
  3. 3 Place the filling on the paratha along with sliced onions and green chilies.
  4. 4 Drizzle lemon juice, sprinkle chaat masala, add kasundi or green chutney.
  5. 5 Roll tightly in paper and serve as a handheld wrap.

Did You Know?

The Kathi Roll was invented in the 1930s at Nizam's in Kolkata, when they wrapped kebabs in paratha to make them portable for British customers.