Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Kati Rolls

So, I was reading the NYT this morning and ran across this article on Midtown Lunch.com, which is essentially a website that " serves those who toil in Midtown and hope to find something decent and reasonably priced to eat on their lunch breaks."

Well, the lead in photo was this image below of Kati Rolls, which looked awesome . . . I did some digging.

What is a Kati Roll (from Wikipedia)?

Kati roll is a street-available fast food popular in Kolkata, India. In Kolkata, it is thought to be introduced by Nizam's, a restaurant in the city noted for its Mughlai food[citation needed]. In Mumbai, it is similar to a frankie.

It is said that the kati roll was the result of some quick thinking on a busy day, when the number of customers purchasing kebab and parathas outstripped the rate at which plates could be washed, so the chef decided to wrap some of the kebabs in parathas rather than serve them on plates.

The basic kati roll begins with paratha toasted on a tava. Whipped egg is poured in the tava's center and topped with the bread. Fried vegetables are roasted in butter and stuffed inside. Spices, red onion slivers and lime are sprinkled on top. Spicy potatoes, paneer, chicken tikka or mutton can also be stuffed inside. At certain outlets, the kati comes wrapped around a non-greasy rumali roti.


Where can I get one?
Well if you're in NYC you can check out the Kati Roll Company
If you don't live in "The City" you can check out these recipes Tarlal Dalal or Recipezaar

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