kottu
Sign in to saveAlso known as kottu roti, kothu roti, chopped roti, koththu parotta, kothu parotta
Kottu roti (; ), alternatively spelled kothu roti, is a Sri Lankan Tamil dish consisting of chopped roti, a meat curry dish of choice (such as beef, mutton, seafood, chicken) along with scrambled egg, onions, and chillies. A variation of the dish is found in the south Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, known as kothu parotta (; ), which is made using parotta instead of roti. Kottu roti can also be found internationally in restaurants in regions containing Sri Lankan diaspora populations.
Key facts
- Food.name
- Kottu roti
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- Chicken kottu roti
- Food.alternate_name
- Kothu roti, kothu parotta, kottu
- Food.course
- Main course
- Food.country
- Sri Lanka
- Food.region
- Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
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- Food.served
- Hot
- Food.main_ingredient
- Roti, egg, beef, chicken, onion, chilli pepper
- Food.serving_size
- 100 g
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Kottu roti (; ), alternatively spelled kothu roti, is a Sri Lankan Tamil dish consisting of chopped roti, a meat curry dish of choice (such as beef, mutton, seafood, chicken) along with scrambled egg, onions, and chillies. A variation of the dish is found in the south Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, known as kothu parotta (; ), which is made using parotta instead of roti. Kottu roti can also be found internationally in restaurants in regions containing Sri Lankan diaspora populations.
== History == thumb|A dish of Kottu roti The word koththu means "to chop" in Tamil,referring to its method of preparation, as the ingredients are commonly chopped together using special cleavers, whilst they sauté on a hot griddle. This has been simplified in Tamil and Sinhalese to Kothu or Kottu respectively.