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

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

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.

Prep Time20

Cook Time20

Total Time40

Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch, Snack

Cuisine: Indian, kolkata, Maharashtra, Mumbai, north indian, South Indian, west bengal

Servings: rolls

Calories: 454kcal

Author: Kushi

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.

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