Easy! Sri Lankan Kottu Roti (Chicken Kottu) Recipe
Kottu Roti (aka Kottu) is one of the best Sri Lankan Street foods and an insanely popular dish in Sri Lanka.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 300 g Roti Canai chopped (your choice of bread)
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tbsp garlic finely chopped
- 1 tsp ginger finely chopped
- 5 curry leaves optional
- 50 g carrots shredded
- 50 g leeks sliced
- 50 g cabbage shredded
- 1 small onion sliced
- 2 green chilies cut
- 2 fresh red chilies cut
- 2 tomatoes chopped
- 1 tbsp chili flakes or powder
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- 2 eggs
- Chicken curry to mix and serve, as needed
Instructions
- Chop the roti and prepare the ingrdients.
- In a large wok or frying pan, heat the oil over medium-high heat.
- Add garlic, ginger, and curry leaves. Sauté for one minute. Do not let them burn.
- Add all the vegetables and stir-fry for a few minutes until vegetables are slightly cooked.
- Cover the pan with a lid for about 2 minutes as it helps vegetables to cook faster.
- Add tomato and mix with other vegetables.
- Add salt, pepper, and chili powder/chili flakes and mix well.
- Create a well in the middle of the vegetable mix and then add the eggs into this well. Let the eggs cook.
- When the eggs are almost cooked, add the shredded bread. Mix well.
- Add the chicken gravy and mix until the shredded roti is completely coated with the vegetable/egg mix and curry gravy.
- Serve hot with extra leftover curry sauce.