Veg Kathi Roll/ Veg Frankie...Ramadan Special Recipe

A Kathi Roll is a street-food dish originating from Kolkata, West Bengal. In its original form, it is a skewer-roasted kebab wrapped in a paratha bread, although over the years many variants have evolved all of which now go under the generic name of Kathi Roll. Today, mostly any wrap containing a filling enfolded in an Indian flatbread (roti) is called a Kathi Roll. In native Bengali, the word Kathi roughly translates to "Stick", referring to how they were originally made. In Bengal, though, the delicacy is simply known as "Roll". Kathi Rolls normally contain coriander chutney, egg, and chicken, but the types may vary. Internationally, specifically in parts of Canada and the United States, Kathi Roll has become popular fast food found in Indian take-out restaurants. The Kathi Roll is said to have started its life in the Nizam Restaurant in Kolkata, a popular eatery founded in 1932. Nizam enjoyed a virtual monopoly over this method of serving kababs for decades, but it eventually became commonplace in Kolkata and later spread elsewhere. Today, the Kathi Roll comes in a large number of varieties. Innovations tend to be in two areas—the fillings and the wrap. Common variants on the filling are egg, potato, paneer, mixed vegetables and curried chicken or mutton. More exotic versions may have different ingredient combinations, or fancy curries such as Thai or Sichuan. Source taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kati_roll

Veg Kathi Roll/Veg Frankie is a delicious and healthy brunch, lunch and tiffin box snack. I'm sharing a simple Veg Kathi Roll/Veg Frankie. Hope you will give this a try.

Prep Time: 45 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Servings: 2-3

Course: Brunch, Lunch, or Tiffin Box

Cuisine: Bengali

Author: Ayesha Md 

Ingredients:

For Veggies And Stuffing:

250 gm cauliflower, finely chopped
2 carrots (Julienne cut)
2 capsicums, thinly slice
2 medium size onions, thinly slice (set aside 1 onion for stuffing)
4-6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
salt as per taste
2 tbsp tomato ketchup + for stuffing
1 tsp black pepper powder
1 tbsp red chilli powder (optional)
1-2 tbsp dark soy sauce (optional)
1 tbsp cooking oil
1 tbsp chat masala powder
Mayonnaise for stuffing (optional)
Green chilli sauce for stuffing
water if needed

For Dough:

250 gm All purpose flour (maida)
salt as per taste
2 tbsp cooking oil

water required for kneading dough

Methods of cooking:

1) Take a large bowl and add all purpose flour, salt and cooking oil and mix them well, then add water as required and knead to make a smooth soft dough. Cover the dough and keep aside for at least 30 minutes. As shown in the picture.

2) In the meanwhile, take a kadhai/pot vessel, heat oil, then add garlic and saute for a minute or till it's golden brown. Now, add cauliflower and salt mix them well, sprinkle some water if required, and cook for about 5 minutes. Then add carrots, chat masala, tomato ketchup, soy sauce and black pepper powder, mix well, and cook for another 5 minutes. Then add capsicum, cook for a minute and turn off the flame. As shown in the picture.

3) Now, your dough is ready, remove the dough from the bowl, sprinkle some flour on the rolling board and starts kneading the dough for a few minutes. Divide the dough into 6-7 equal sizes. And make a small ball. As shown in the picture. With the help of rolling pin, flatten the dough into a small size Chapati. As shown in the picture.

4) Heat the non-stick Tawa (pan) and place the Chapati on the tawa and cook for a few minutes or until it starts bubbling, then flip the Chapati on the other side and cook till it get brown spot. Apply ghee/oil on both the side and cook for 1-2 minutes on each side. Repeat this process for the rest of the Chapatis. As shown in the picture.

5) Now take a single Chapati. Place the veg stuffing in the center. Sprinkle some chat masala on top. You can add a tablespoon of tomato ketchup, Mayonnaise and green chili sauce. Top with onion or veg salad. As shown in the picture.

6) Roll both the sides of the Chapati or roll the Chapati vertically tightly ensuring that no stuffing fall out. Now wrap them in butter paper or aluminium foil from the base, so that while eating the stuffing does not fall down. As shown in the picture.

7) Your delicious Veg Kathi Roll is ready. Serve hot. As shown in the picture.

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