Kothu Roti

Recipe for the Egg Kothu roti

We cannot use the traditional method with skillet and blades to chop up the roti but can come close to it by using a wok and previously chopped roti. So we describe this method;

Ingredients:

Gothamba roti 2

Eggs 2

Green Chilies 3

Onion 1 medium

Salt to taste

Oil 1 tablespoon

Curry leaves 10 leaves

Method:

On a chopping board, chop up the roti into small pieces with a knife.

Chop the onion into small pieces.

Cut green chilies into small pieces.

In a wok on low heat, spread the oil and when hot fry the onion until soft.

Add the chili pieces and curry leaves and stir.

Now break the eggs into a bowl and add salt and beat lightly.

Add this egg mixture to the wok and stir and scramble the eggs until the eggs are half cooked.

Add the chopped roti pieces and keep stirring and mixing until the mixture is homogeneous and the eggs are cooked.

It takes approximately 5 minutes.

This is basic Kothu for any other additions.

For a meat or vegetable Kothu;

You will need previously made chicken (boneless) or mutton or beef curry (fairly dry curry), the amount to suit your taste usually about one or two cups.

You can also use vegetarian mix curry, fairly dry and the amount as above for meat curry.

In the above process of basic Kothu, when the eggs had been scrambled and the chopped roti added, add either meat curry or vegetarian curry and stir to a very homogeneous mixture. It takes about 5 minutes to finish.

Some people add lime juice at the end for additional taste.