Aloo kathi roll is a perfect kid's lunch box idea with homemade flatbread (roti). Wrap it over a spicy potato masala and cheese, it's a winner!
Grab it on the go for breakfast or snack these are filling and soulful snack.
If you like this, check out my kebab wrap recipe and black bean burrito recipe in this website.
Why homemade?
You have control over what goes in, personalize to your liking, make it healthier and hygienic.
Moreover, I had kathi roll only once in Bombay cafe. It was paneer stuffing and wasn't that good,. In-fact I can't even finish it as it was so bland.
But I like the way Kathi roll is packed and the way we can hold and eat it. Being here in Singapore, I had no chance to taste anywhere else.
I think I should try tasting in Chennai when I visit next time. But when I tried this (I took inspiration from Facebook pictures someone shared from a shop) I really loved it.
So simple yet filling and mainly tasty! So thought I should post it. It is very easy and simple, you can pack this in lunch box for yourself or your kids.
You can also make as a snack when they come hungry in the evening back from school.
Difference
I have always wondered the difference between frankie and kathi roll. Here is my understanding:
- Region where it is popular - Frankie is famous in Mumbai and the west, where as Kathi roll is originated from Calcutta.
- Frankie has egg layer over the wrap mostly and has some cutlets. While kathi roll is mostly just the stuffing, no egg layer.
- Filling - Any vegetable with green chutney, spicy/ sweet chutney and raw onions in kathi roll.
Whereas the other have tomato or chilli sauce, roughly chopped cutlets in side. - Kati means bamboo sticks locally in Calcutta, in which kebabs were skewed first and then pushed inside the outer-wrap. Hence it is called Kathi rolls. (Source)
- I see Frankie is made mostly with maida in while we make kathi roll can be made with roti. Not that either of it should be made with specific flour.
Recipe card
Aloo kathi roll
Ingredients
- 1 cup Wheat flour atta
- 1 teaspoon Coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder
- ½ teaspoon Chaat masala
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 3 Potato
- ¼ cup Cheese grated
- 1 Onion
- 3 tablespoon Tomato ketchup or tomato chilli sauce
- 2 tablespoon Green chutney
- Coriander leaves optional
- Ghee or oil as needed
- Salt
Instructions
- Boil / pressure cook potatoes for 3 whistles, until done.
- Heat kadai with oil and splutter cumin seeds.
- Add the cooked, peeled and roughly cubed potatoes.
- In goes coriander seeds powder, chat masala, red chilli powder and salt. Mix well and fry for 2 minutes. Keep aside.
- Prepare the dough as we do for roti and keep aside for 20 mins. Then knead again and divide into equal sized balls.
- In the below picture, I have used 2 cups, so have divided to 9.
- Roll it out to roti, slightly thick.
- Toast both sides carefully in tawa without browning it too much. Prepare all the roti and keep aside.
- Chop onion roughly and gather all the things needed for the kathi roll. Take one roti, spread a teaspoon of green chutney first.
- Let it be slightly towards the bottom of the roti.
- Then the prepared aloo curry, cheese, ketchup on top of it.
- Then lastly chopped onion. If you don't have green chutney, you can omit and add some chopped coriander leaves over the onions.
- You can just roll and pack with foil like this as such. Or do a pack roll as in the next steps.
- First fold the sides as shown in the picture. The fold it from the bottom to cover the stuffing and roll.
- You can sprinkle a little bit cheese towards the end so that it can hold the roll. Toast with ghee it if needed over tawa.
- Or pop inside a griller toaster until golden strips appear as we do for a burrito.
Notes
- You can make the dough with maida or half maida half wheat flour.
Skip cheese if you do not want. - If your rotis are thin, then it may tear, so roll slightly thick, so that it will be filling for your also .
- The size of the roll is purely your choice.
- The aloo curry can be a left over curry too if making and consuming immediately.
Method
1. Boil / pressure cook aloo for 3 whistles, until done.
2. Heat kadai with oil and splutter cumin seeds.
Add the cooked, peeled and roughly cubed or grated aloo.
In goes coriander seeds powder, chat masala, red chilli powder and salt. Mix well and fry for 2 minutes. Keep aside.
2. Prepare the dough as we do for roti and keep aside for 20 mins. Then knead again and divide into equal sized balls.
In the below picture, I have used 2 cups, so have divided to 9.
3. Spread it out to slightly thick flat breads.
3. Toast both sides carefully in tawa without browning it too much. Repeat to finish and keep aside.
4. Chop onion roughly and gather all the things needed for the kathi roll. Take one wrap, spread a teaspoon of green chutney first.
Let it be slightly towards the bottom lower side.
5. Then the prepared aloo curry, cheese, ketchup on top of it.
6. Then lastly chopped onion. If you don't have green chutney, you can omit and add some chopped coriander leaves over the onions.
You can just roll and pack with foil like this as such. Or do a pack roll as in the next steps.
How to roll
1. First fold the sides as shown in the picture. The fold it from the bottom to cover the stuffing and roll.
2. Finally you can sprinkle a little bit cheese at the end so that it can hold and get sealed.
Refer my burrito video for reference. After that, toast with ghee it if needed over tawa. Or pop inside a griller toaster until golden strips appear as we do for a burrito.
You can serve as such.
Enjoy the big bite - filling as well as tasty! I am totally in love with it these days!
Kalpana Sareesh says
yummy n scrumptious wrap..
prathibha Garre says
Love the kathi rolls, the classic potato one and the paneer ones r my favorites too..looks yumm
Sona S says
Delicious and inviting kathi rolls. Loved it!
Ganga Senthil says
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anusha praveen says
Oh Raji how i miss Kathi rolls. I have eaten them as lunches, breakfasts and what not. The roll makes me nostalgic.
Shama Nagarajan says
yummy rolls raji...
Sowmya Madhavan says
Love kathli rolls..had them in India this time..am thinking from a long ime to try at home..
Kanchan says
One of my favourites..looks delicious and lovely. Liked the video.
Arjunan Akilandeswari says
Lovely rolls...
AparnaRajeshkumar says
good one 😀 i liked the way it has green chutney
LG says
Good one. Makes good lunch box option for children.
Rumana Ambrin says
I want to have those rolls now.. yummy.
Aruna Manikandan says
Rolls look delicious ,love the stuffing
ShravsCookBookBlog says
yummy aloo kathi rolls sooooo inviting
Supriya Nair says
Mouthwatering Aloo Kathi Rolls 🙂
Amila Wickramarachchi says
looks delicious...great snack!
Pooja Agrawal says
wow... so so Enticing....Love this Kathi rolls...must try for me!!!!
Veena Theagarajan says
so yummy and tempting... I also do aloo mutter roll for the kids lunch
Suja Manoj says
Good one,yummy and healthy,will try this.
Priya Srinivasan says
Looks super delicious raji!!! Absolute kid pleaser recipe!!! 🙂
Sarada Subramaniam says
I was looking for this kind of recipes...really tempting...thanks a lot raks!!!
jeyashri suresh says
Who will say no this fantastic kathi roll. Beautifully explained.
divya says
yummy n scrumptious wrap..
Premas Culinary says
Delicious rolls sure kids love it....
CHITRA says
Lovely rolls, let me try this raksha 🙂 Thnx for the recipe !
Sanoli Ghosh says
Very perfect and yummy aloo roll.
nandoos Kitchen says
Lovely, perfect roll.
Chitz says
Looks so lovely & perfect.. Reminds me of frankies 🙂
Priya Suresh says
I dont mind inviting myself to ur place to enjoy this delicious kathi rolls.
Madhavi K says
Love Katti roles Raks! I am super hungry, would love to grab one!
Vimitha Anand says
would be great for kids lunchbox. nice one
Meenal Ramanathan says
how to make the end pART to stick without applying cheese.
will the stuffing oozes out when we toast again
Preeti Mathew says
These rolls are yum, a super hit with my family who are hard core non vegs... simply yum... thanks ... i surf your website almost everyday for something new to cook...
SHARMILEE J says
I love kathi roll anytime...love the idea of aloo filling
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