Egg/Kathi Roll|Kolkata's Street-food|Without Ketchup|Innovations

Name: Egg/Kathi Roll|Kolkata's Street-food|Without Ketchup|Innovations
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 1 person
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 300 gms maida (flour) + 6 g salt; 6 grm Table Salt; 9 grm Sugar; 10 grm dalda (shortening); 80-100 g warm water; FOR THE FILLING; 1 Poultry egg; 150 gms onions; 1 large lime; 1 Pc each of red, yellow, and, green bell paper; 1-2 tsp Chaat Masala; 1-2 tsp Rocksalt; 100 g Spicy Potato Curry; 1 Pc Cucumber; 75 grm vegetable oil

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A kati roll (sometimes spelt kathi roll; Bengali: কাঠি রোল) 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 kati roll. Today, mostly any wrap containing a filling enfolded in an Indian flatbread (roti) is called a kati roll. In native Bengali, the word Kati roughly translates to "Stick", referring to how they were originally made. In Bengal though, the delicacy is simply known as "roll". Kati 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.

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Ingredients

40 minutes

1 person

300 gmsmaida (flour) + 6 g salt
6 grmTable Salt
9 grmSugar
10 grmdalda (shortening)
80-100 gwarm water
FOR THE FILLING
1Poultry egg
150 gmsonions
1 large lime
1 Pceach of red, yellow, and, green bell paper
1-2 tspChaat Masala
1-2 tspRocksalt
100 gSpicy Potato Curry
1 PcCucumber
75 grmvegetable oil

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Steps

40 minutes

1

For the outer paratha/wrap, add the flour, salt, sugar, and dalda to a mixing bowl. Combine the ingredients until the fat is well dispersed in the flour. Take your time and rub the flour between your fingers until it resembles breadcrumbs in texture. This will lead to a flakier crust.
2

Now add the warm water and knead the dough for about 5 minutes until it is soft and smooth. Coat it with oil, cover the bowl, and allow it to rest for 30 minutes.
3

Meanwhile, mix together finely sliced onions, chopped green chillies and the juice of half a lime. Pickling the onions in lime juice reduces their sharpness. If using cucumber, peel it and remove the central seeds. Then chop them into thin matchsticks. Create an assembly station where you gather all the items required for the filling. This will allow you to easily put together the roll once the paratha is off the stove.
4

Back to the dough: once it has rested, divide it in 130 g portions. For an extra-flaky exterior, we will roll the dough in the lachcha paratha style, incorporating layers of flour and oil. To do this, form a ball and roll it out to a disc about 12 cm large. Apply a thin layer of oil on the surface and sprinkle some dry flour. Make an incision on the disc along a radius and roll it in the shape of a cone. Press down to flatten. Rest the dough for about 5 minutes to relax it again.
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Beat an egg with a pinch of salt and keep at the ready.
6

Heat about 4 tsp oil (12 g) in a flat frying pan or skillet. Add the paratha and fry it on both sides until golden. Rotate the parathacontinuously, flipping often, for a uniform crust. Pay special attention to the sides to ensure that they crisp too. Once the parathais completely cooked, spread the beaten egg over it. Before it settles, turn over to fry the side with the egg. Transfer it to the assembly station, with the egg side facing up.
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Sprinkle it with chaat masala and rocksalt. Add a row of the pickled onions a little off the centre of the paratha. Squeeze some lime juice over it. Top it with cucumber if you like. One of our favourite variations of the egg roll is the egg-potato roll. If we have it on hand, we like to add some leftover spicy potato curry as well..
8

Form a tight roll, making sure the filling is all enclosed within the paratha. Wrap a paper around two-thirds of the roll and tuck any excess at the bottom.
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