Growing up in southern part of Tamilnadu, I have tasted parotta quite often in roadside shops. During those days, roadside shops mean to me only for parottas. But getting a vegetarian version of parotta is little difficult as it was mostly prepared and served with egg, chicken and meat. Because of this reason, we usually get only parottas from shops and prepare vegetable kurma at home and enjoy them. Till now, It is one of the dishes which I prefer to eat in Indian restaurants without fail.
When I saw the frozen parottas from Indian grocery shop last week, memories brought me back to my childhood days and made me to buy them immediately. But the frozen parottas are little hard and gave me an idea about preparing vegetable kothu parotta, a famous street food of south India.
Almost everyone from India might have tasted this street food. Especially, the egg version is very famous among other types of kothu parotta. A flaky paratha or layered flat bread which is prepared using butter/oil and maida(Plain flour) is minced and cooked with vegetables and spices. With the same procedure, a beaten egg can be added for extra taste which is called Muttai Parotta (Egg version).
Basic Information:
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
Parotta / Flaky Parathas – 4 nos (I used store bought ready to use flaky parathas)
Mixed Vegetables – 2 cups, sliced (I added Carrot, Beans, Green and Yellow Capsicums and Peas)
Onion – 1/4 cup, finely chopped
Tomato – 1 no, finely chopped
Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 teaspoon
Green chilli – 2 nos, minced
Coriander powder – 1 teaspoon
Red chilli powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon
Salt – to taste
Cumin Seeds – 1/2 teaspoon
Fennel Seeds – 1/2 teaspoon
Oil – 1 tablespoon
Coriander Leaves – for garnishing (I didn’t add)
Method:
1) Slice vegetables into 1 inch length pieces.
2) Cut the flaky paratha into small chunks using hand or knife.
3) Heat a tablespoon of oil in a wide pan. Add cumin seeds and fennel seeds when it is hot. Allow them to turn brown.
4) Add chopped onions. When onions are half done, add ginger garlic
paste and minced green chilli. Saute till onions turn soft and well
cooked.
5) Add Tomatoes and continue sauteing till tomato completely mashes.
6) Add vegetables and sprinkle little water. Turn the flame to low and cover the pan using lid to cook the vegetables.
7) Once vegetables are cooked and no water left in the pan, add coriander powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt. Fry till the raw smell of spices goes off.
8) Now add the minced parathas and toss them well and make spices to coat the minced parathas.
9) Cook for 2 minutes and remove from flame.
10) Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with any raita.
Note:
1) You can add any vegetables to prepare this kothu parotta.
2) Curry leaves can also be added for seasoning.
Sending this recipe to Simply Food’s Flavors of South India.
Thank you for this recipe. My husband and I love kothu paratha, and we used to have it in this Sri Lankan place in London. Luckily I can get the flaky Malabar parathas here too. I am definitely going to make this now.
I too love it a lot! Make once in a while for my kid…lovely clicks!
Wow.. I was planning on trying chilli kothu parotta & here is u r recipe.. I had this one this weekend in a restaurant and it was yum yum..My hubby loves it..
hey lovely clicks dear….kothu poraotta s very tempting and colourful…i love it!!!
wow uma the first click is awesome,wonderful recipe…healthy too…
Love the addition of veggies in them, so yum!
Who will say no to the inviting kothu parotta, seriously feel like finishing that whole plate..
Looks very inviting, tempting kothu parotta
Love this kinda peppy foods..Delicious and ofcourse an inviting platter
Attractive & delicious kothu paratha!!!
Prathima Rao
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சான்சே இல்ல,சூப்பரா செய்துருக்கீங்க..
Super…I love it.
Look colourful and sound healthy!
wat a brilliant idea..I must really give it a go soon..:)
Tasty Appetite
delicious kothu paratha…lodzzaaa veggies wow
wow..very tasty kothu parotta..
I always love this when eating outside..
awesome stuff- yum yum yum !
it has been ages since i made this. nicely done and clicked too
I feel so hungry just looking at this! It makes me want to get in the kitchen! 🙂
USMasala
nice presentation..very tempting and looks fab..
Wow……This is an awesome recipe……Thanks for sharing.
This recipe looks very nice…Lovely clicks too…
Lovely spicy plateful… looks yummy…:) Very delicious..
Reva
Love this,spicy and yummy..makes me drool
So perfectly done!! I love kothu parotta..
Krithi's Kitchen
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i love this dish..looks so yummy..superb clicks..
Delicious kothu parotta love it.
yummm..I want to make it now…:)
great recipe
We tried this..It is yummy and delicious..
super
super and it is easy too
super