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    Chicken Kathi Rolls | How to make Kati Roll | Frankie Rolls

    Published: Oct 10, 2022 by Kushi · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Chicken Kathi Rolls are popular Indian street food. The chicken is marinated in aromatic spices and roasted to perfection, then wrapped in chapati or paratha (Indian bread) and topped with green mint chutney, pickled onions, and cucumbers.

    Best Homemade Chicken Kathi Roll or Chicken Wrap

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    • About the recipe
    • Ingredients
    • Other Ingredients
    • How to make the Best Chicken Kathi Rolls at Home?
    • Tips
    • Variations
    • Some Popular Chicken Recipes
    • FAQs
    • Recipe card
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    About the recipe

    Kathi Roll is a very popular street food recipe from Kolkata, West Bengal. Traditionally, the skewer-roasted chicken kebab is wrapped in paratha. But now, any grilled meat or veggies that are rolled in Indian flatbreads (chapati, paratha, roti, naan) is called a Kati roll.

    These rolls are good as appetizers, evening snacks, for your lunchbox, or even as a completely satisfying weeknight dinner.

    Is Frankie Roll similar to Kathi Roll?

    Depending on the type of bread used and the filling, some restaurants and street food vendors call it Frankie or Kati roll. The main difference is the place where these rolls originated. Frankie roll is from Bombay (Mumbai), and Kati roll is from Kolkata (Calcutta).

    Holding Homemade street style chicken kathi roll or chicken frankie roll

    Ingredients

    For the Chicken

    240 g Chicken thighs, boneless, cut into medium pieces
    1 tablespoon Ginger-Garlic Paste, 1-inch ginger and 5 small garlic cloves ground to a coarse paste
    ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
    1 teaspoon Paprika, or Chile powder
    ¾ teaspoon Salt
    1 teaspoon Garam masala or Tandoori Masala powder
    1 Lemon fresh juice
    1 tablespoon Oil, for cooking
    ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds

    For Chapati Rolls - yields 2 rolls (you can even use store-bought rolls or roti)

    110 g Whole wheat flour, ¾ cup
    ⅛ teaspoon Salt
    2 teaspoon Oil, for frying

    For the Green Mint Chutney

    3 Green chilies
    1 cup Coriander leaves or Cilantro
    15 to 20 Mint Leaves
    6 to 8 Cashews, soaked in water for 15 mins and drained
    2 to 3 tablespoon Water
    ½ teaspoon Salt
    2 to 3 tablespoon Yogurt
    Juice of ½ lemon

    Other Ingredients

    Cucumber, cut lengthwise
    Onions, chopped lengthwise. Optional step - soak chopped onions in ¼ cup vinegar and one teaspoon of sugar for 15 minutes.

    perfectly wrapped chicken kathi roll (kati roll recipe)

    How to make the Best Chicken Kathi Rolls at Home?

    For the Chicken

    Add chicken pieces, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, chili powder, salt, garam masala powder, and lemon juice to a bowl, and toss until combined. Let this marinate for 15 to 30 minutes.

    After 30 minutes, heat oil in a pan. To this, add cumin seeds and saute for 30 seconds.

    Add the marinated chicken and spread it around the pan. Cook on one side for 6 minutes and then flip and cook on another side for an additional 4 to 6 minutes. Switch off the flame. Keep this aside.

    Step by step pictures on how to marinate chicken for kathi rolls

    For the Chapati (Roti or Flatbread)

    Ignore this if you are using store-bought, ready-made flatbreads.

    In a bowl, add flour, salt, and water little by little and knead to form a medium-stiff dough. Divide the dough into equal parts.

    Roll each ball into a circle of 8 to 10-inch diameter.

    Heat the pan or tava. Add the rolled chapati to hot tava and cook on one side (approximately 1 minute); when golden spots appear at the bottom, flip and cook on another side (about 30 seconds). Drizzle oil if needed during cooking.

    For the green mint chutney

    In a mixie jar or blender, add green chilies, coriander leaves, mint leaves, water, salt, cashew, and yogurt and blend to smooth paste. To this, add lemon juice and mix.

    How to make green mint chutney and chapathi or paratha for rolls, step by step pictures

    Assembling the Kathi Roll

    Place the parchment paper on the working surface and keep the cooked chapati or roti on top of it. Spread the prepared green mint chutney over the flatbread. Then, add the chicken filling at the center.

    Top it with pickled onions, cucumber, and some more mint chutney.

    First, fold it from below, then wrap the two sides like a jacket. You can check the video here.

    Chicken Kathi rolls are ready. Serve and enjoy.

    step by step pictures on how to wrap kathi roll

    Tips

    • If you want to cut short, you can use ready-made store-bought parathas, Malabar parathas, or tortillas. All are easily available at Indian stores, Payless, Target, or Trader Joe's. I have made fresh chapatis using wheat flour as it is easy to prepare at home and is tasty and healthy.
    • To make it an authentic street-style kathi roll, you have to first prepare anda paratha. Add egg, a pinch of salt, and red chile powder, and whisk well in a bowl. Once you have cooked the paratha/chapati, remove it from the pan, spread the whisked egg mixture in the pan, add the chapati and cook until the egg sets through. Remove the anda paratha (or egg roll) from the pan. To assemble the roll, place the anda paratha on the parchment sheet, egg side up, load it with chicken, chutney, and other condiments and wrap it up. It gives your Kathi roll a different taste.
    Holding 2 homemade kati rolls, ready to be packed for lunchbox, picnic, potluck

    Variations

    Below are some popular variations of kathi rolls that I tried during my college and working days. Follow the same recipe given above for all. Just the main ingredient gets changed.

    • Chicken Tikka Roll
    • Kathi Kabab Roll
    • Paneer Kathi Rolls
    • Egg Kati Roll
    • Mixed Vegetable Kathi Roll
    • Chana Palak Kathi Roll

    Some Popular Chicken Recipes

    • Chicken Biryani
    • Orange Chicken
    • Chicken Tikka Masala
    • Keto Weight Loss Garlic Chicken
    • Chicken Roast
    • Malnad Chicken Curry
    best and healthy chicken recipe, kolkata style kathi rolls for dinner

    FAQs

    What does the word kathi mean in Kathi Roll?

    Traditionally, Kathi refers to the skewers or sticks on which chicken or other types of meat are grilled. This grilled meat (kathis) is then wrapped in flatbreads along with other condiments and served as kathi rolls.

    Can I use raw onions instead of pickled onions?

    Yes. Crispy raw onions taste equally good. The pickled onions mellow down the sharp flavors of onion.

    Can I skip cucumber while wrapping?

    Yes, you can use any veggies like capsicum (colored bell peppers), carrot, cabbage, spinach, lettuce, tomatoes, etc., instead of cucumber.

    Is there any substitute for chutney?

    You can use any chutney that you regularly prepare at home to make these Kathi rolls. If you don't want to make chutney, you can spread some store-bought mayonnaise, schezwan chutney, ketchup, aioli, pesto, sour cream, yogurt, etc.

    Can I use store-bought chapatis or roti to make the rolls?

    Yes. You can use parathas, parottas, chapati, tortillas, lavash, naan, etc., to prepare kathi rolls.

    Can I make paneer kathi rolls with this recipe?

    Yes. Vegetarians can make paneer, baby corn, and mushroom or combine your favorite veggies instead of chicken to prepare kathi rolls. Follow the same steps right from marination. You will fall in love with kathi rolls right from the first bite.

    Kathi rolls or frankie roll makde with chicken kebab or roasted chicken

    Recipe card

    best street style homemade kathi rolls, kati roll, frankie roll

    Chicken Kathi Rolls | How to make Kati Roll | Frankie Rolls

    Kushi
    Chicken Kathi Rolls are popular Indian street food. The chicken is marinated in aromatic spices and roasted to perfection, then wrapped in chapati or paratha (Indian bread) and topped with green mint chutney, pickled onions, and cucumbers.
    4.84 from 6 votes
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Cook Time 20 minutes mins
    Total Time 40 minutes mins
    Course Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch, Snack
    Cuisine Indian, kolkata, Maharashtra, Mumbai, north indian, South Indian, west bengal
    Servings 2 rolls
    Calories 454 kcal

    Equipment

    • 1 Pan
    • 1 Bowl
    • 1 Mixie or Blender

    Ingredients
      

    For the Chicken

    • 240 g Chicken thighs boneless, cut into medium pieces
    • 1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste 1 inch ginger and 5 small garlic cloves ground to a coarse paste
    • ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
    • 1 teaspoon Paprika or Chile powder
    • ¾ teaspoon Salt
    • 1 teaspoon Garam masala or Tandoori Masala powder
    • 1 Lemon fresh juice
    • 1 tablespoon Oil for cooking
    • ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds

    For Chapati Rolls - yields 2 rolls (you can even use store bought rolls or roti)

    • 110 g Whole wheat flour ¾ cup
    • ⅛ teaspoon Salt
    • 2 teaspoon Oil for rolling and frying

    For the Green Mint Chutney

    • 3 Green chilies
    • 1 cup Coriander leaves or Cilantro
    • 15 to 20 Mint Leaves
    • 6 to 8 Cashews
    • 2 to 3 tablespoon Water
    • ½ teaspoon Salt
    • 2 to 3 tablespoon Yogurt
    • Juice of ½ lemon

    Other Ingredients

    • Cucumber, cut lengthwise
    • Onions, chopped lengthwise (soak chopped onions in ¼ cup vinegar and 1 teaspoon sugar of needed for 15 minutes)
    • Cilantro or Coriander leaves

    Instructions
     

    For the Chicken

    • Add chicken pieces, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, chili powder, salt, garam masala powder, and lemon juice to a bowl, and toss until combined. Let this marinate for 15 to 30 minutes.
    • After 30 minutes, heat oil in a pan. To this, add cumin seeds and saute for 30 seconds.
    • Add the marinated chicken and spread it around the pan. Cook on one side for 6 minutes and then flip and cook on another side for an additional 4 to 6 minutes. Switch off the flame. Keep this aside.

    For the Chapati (Roti or Flatbread)

    • Ignore this if you are using store-bought, ready-made flatbreads.
    • In a bowl, add flour, salt, and water little by little and knead to form a medium-stiff dough. Divide the dough into equal parts.
    • Roll each ball into a circle of 8 to 10-inch diameter.
    • Heat the pan or tava. Add the rolled chapati to hot tava and cook on one side (approximately 1 minute); when golden spots appear at the bottom, flip and cook on another side (about 30 seconds). Drizzle oil if needed during cooking.

    For the Green Mint Chutney

    • In a mixie jar or blender, add green chilies, coriander leaves, mint leaves, water, salt, cashew, and yogurt and blend to smooth paste. To this, add lemon juice and mix.

    Assembling the Kathi Roll

    • Place the parchment paper on the working surface and keep the cooked chapati or roti on top of it. Spread the prepared green mint chutney over the flatbread. Then, add the chicken filling at the center.
    • Top it with pickled onions, cucumber, and some more mint chutney.
    • First, fold it from below, then wrap the two sides like a jacket. You can check the video here.
    • Chicken Kathi rolls are ready. Serve and enjoy.

    Video

    Notes

    • If you want to cut short, you can use ready-made store-bought parathas, Malabar parathas, or tortillas. All are easily available at Indian stores, Payless, Target, or Trader Joe's. I have made fresh chapatis using wheat flour as it is easy to prepare at home and is tasty and healthy.
    • To make it an authentic street-style kathi roll, you have to first prepare anda paratha. Add egg, a pinch of salt, and red chile powder, and whisk well in a bowl. Once you have cooked the paratha/chapati, remove it from the pan, spread the whisked egg mixture in the pan, add the chapati and cook until the egg sets through. Remove the anda paratha (or egg roll) from the pan. To assemble the roll, place the anda paratha on the parchment sheet, egg side up, load it with chicken, chutney, and other condiments and wrap it up. It gives your Kathi roll a different taste.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 454kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 31gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 114mgSodium: 1129mgPotassium: 458mgFiber: 8gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 533IUVitamin C: 29mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 3mg
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    1. Rachana

      November 19, 2023 at 5:01 am

      4 stars
      So many layers of flavours in this Kathi Roll! Love This! Tried this out at home, and everyone loved it! pretty do-able and tasty recipe, thanks for sharing!

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