Kathi rolls are a popular snack in most parts of India, but originally they were founded on the streets of Kolkata. Something that is closely associated to my childhood days…. a popular street food in CALCUTTA, it was an everyday roadside dish we relished when we spent our school vacations at this “City of Joy”. Adults, kids and elderly, everybody seems to love these rolls made out of heavenly concoctions of incredible ingredients. So many various forms of Kathi rolls are available in India, few popular ones being with chicken, Mutton, eggs and Paneer.
In today’s recipe we have used paneer and avocados. Traditionally avocados are never added to Kathi rolls at the stalls in India. So I must say this definitely is a welcome twist from the original recipe. But avocados add a unique freshness to these rolls and certainly add on to the flavors.
Paneer / cottage cheese is marinated with spices, yogurt and cooked along onions and bell peppers to form a savory filling for the wraps. The spicy paneer makes a great vegetarian filling for an Indian wrap. This however can be substituted with chicken, mutton or eggs for non-vegetarian lovers.
The rotis are prepared by mixing boiled mashed potatoes into the dough. That is a specialty of Calcutta Kathi Rolls. Because of the potatoes, the rotis remain soft for a very long time and it also enhances the taste and aroma.
When the husband-man is overseas, instead of doing something elaborate I prefer a quick, hassle-free yet filling lunch. To me, kathi rolls perfectly fit the bill. My daughter too enjoyed these, she discarded the veggies though and preferred just the rotis with avocado and paneer. 😉 I had these amazingly delicious kathi rolls and immediately got lovely memories from my childhood. Be it an outdoor shopping plan or guests at home, kathi rolls always glorified such occasions. My family assured feasting on kathi rolls becomes an essential part of our daily routine for the entire stay in Kolkata during the summer vacations. Where else could we get such awesome flavors!! Nowhere, except the “City of Joy”!!
Ingredients:
Wheatflour – 1/2 cup
Maida / all-purpose flour – 1/2 cup
Mashed boiled potatoes – 2
Paneer – 1/2 cup
Avocados – 1
Green bell pepper – 1 (Cut in juliennes)
Onions – 1 large (thinly sliced)
Yogurt – 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp
Ground cumin – 1/2 tsp
Garam masala powder – 1/2 tsp
Kasoori methi / Crushed Dried fenugreek leaves – 1/2 tsp
Chaat masala – a pinch over the stuffing
Mint-coriander green chutney
Ketchup / Chilli sauce
Black pepper – 1/4 tsp
Green chillies – finely chopped
Salt – as per taste
Method:
Knead and make a soft dough out of wheat flour, plain flour, salt, oil and mashed boiled potatoes.
For the filling:
Marinade the paneer with yogurt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, garam masala powder and crushed dried fenugreek leaves. Let this marinate for at least 10 mins.
Heat very little oil in a pan. Add the thinly sliced onions and saute for a few mins.
Then add in the julienned bell peppers. Saute for a few mins.
Then add marinated paneer into the pan. Add salt, pepper and chopped green chillies. Mix well, cover and cook until all the moisture is absorbed and the mixture turns dry.
For the green chutney, grind some yogurt, coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chillies, cumin seeds, asafoetida / hing, a small piece of ginger and some salt in a blender.
For the rotis:
Take a medium sized ball of the dough. Dust it with some flour. Roll it out to form a thin roti.
Heat the roti on a hot tava / pan until cooked on both the sides.
Now we need to assemble the rolls.
Take a roti. Place some of the paneer filling. Add a few pieces of avocado. Spoon the green chutney and chilli sauce on top. Sprinkle with some chat masala and lemon juice.
Carefully roll it up, making sure none of the filling comes out. If you are serving them later, roll them up with aluminium foils so they remain fresh for a longer time.
Cut up the rolls into halves and serve. Enjoy!!
Looking so delicious Mona!! Very good recipe! Onnorakom 👌
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Thanks re. 🙂
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😊
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Amader favourite.Beautifully illustrated with pics.Dekhlei khete iche korchey.Loved this.
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Thank you di. Onek bochor hoe geche aamar kolkata gie kathi roll khe. These rolls definitely brought back sweet memories 🙂
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True.Kolkatar kathi roll er kono tulona nei.Tomar tao khub bhalo hoychey.
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Sotti bolle tumi! Ei bochor november e Kolkata jabo. Khub khabo kathi roll aar phuchka! 😀
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Hi Mona, an amazing twist. Love that combination of “City of joy to Mexico.” Lots of Bengali friends here. I will speak Bengali in a bit😂
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Wow Sumith. I am waiting to hear some Bengali from you. 😀 Thanks so much 🙂
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Wow, nice recipe 😀👍🏻 would give it a try.
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Thanks Rhythm. Let me know how you like it 🙂
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Yeah sure I would let you know, I usually make cottage cheese wraps but have never added Avocado to it before.
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Woww!! Yumm! I must admit that Kathi Rolls is one of my favourite and I didn’t know that it originated in Kolkata. Anyway I have tried some of these Authentic rolls on the streets of Prince Anwar Shah road, Lords Bakery Mod and A similar tinge is visible from your rolls.
It looks really delicious!!☺👍
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Thanks Vivek. These are famous all over India now. Glad to know you found some similarity with the ones you have already tried. Appreciate your comment! 🙂
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Yeah!! Actually they make awesome rolls. Many of fellow bloggers from Kolkata would be aware about them. In fact they sell near about 5 rolls every minute in the evening. I recommend these rolls whenever anyone visits Kolkata.
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Very true. Just another specialty of Kolkata cuisine other than Phuchka (Pani Puri)!! 🙂
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City of joy has given us so many authentic dishes to relish.
This one also looks yum!
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True and well said Radhika! This is just one of the so many authentic dishes the city has to serve! Thank you Radhika! 🙂
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Yummy! I really have to beware reading posts like this when I’m hungry! 😀
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Hahah! Thanks for your kind words. Appreciate it 🙂
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You’re welcome. 🙂
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🙂
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All the goodness and yumminess rolled in these amazing rolls. 😀 Who can stay away from them?
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So true Amitav. They are delicious and irresistible. Thanks a lot 🙂
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Amazing rolls
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Thank you Ruchi! :0
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Looks awesome Mona! Wish i could grab one of those kathi rolls now:)
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Thank you Sandhya! I wish I could have sent them over to you right now!! 🙂
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Thanks Mona, very good recipe !
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Thanks dearie! 🙂
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Love it! I always look forward to your recipes. 🙂
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Thank you Gina! They were delicious 🙂
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wow !!!!! Sehr gutes Rezept! Onnorakom 👌,.,. Ich freue mich immer auf Ihre Rezepte. 🙂
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Last time in Spanish, today German! You are multilinguistic 🙂 I love to put your texts in the google translator to understand your words. Thank you so much! I appreciate it totally 🙂
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meine zweite Muttersprache ist deutsch
dritte englisch und zu zeit lerne ich ab zu spanisch,, und vor allem bedank mich bei (Bing & Google übersetzter
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Good to know that! Always appreciate your kind words. 🙂
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I have to thank the mona and wish them all good luck before she & her family
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Thanks so much ☺❤
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Thanks so much ☺❤
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Panner and avocado? Never thought of that… yummy rolls..
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It’s indeed a yummy combination. Thank you!☺
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I am having a serious drool attack!
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Hahah! I wish you were here to taste those😀
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Yes, me too 🙂
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Those look so delicious! I’d never have though to use avocado in Indian food. Great combination.
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I love avocados Vanessa and would add them to literally any dish in the world😀. These rolls were delectable. Thank you☺
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Wow Mona, these look fabulous!
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Thank you Kathryn!☺
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Avocados make anything good from my perspective Mona. 🙂 –Curt
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True Curt. Who would agree to that more than me???!! Absolutely love avocados. Thank you Curt☺
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Maybe it’s cause I’m starving but these look delicious … avocado, veggies and paneer. Makes me want to make a batch of paneer right now. If I only had enough milk in the house. 🙂
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I am sure you will make these as soon as you have enough milk!😀 The combination really makes this dish a treat to feast on. Thank you!☺
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I’m saving this recipe too, Mona. Thanks for all you ideas and recipes.
Leslie
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Thank you Leslie! Your kind words just motivates me all the more. ☺
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If that’s all it takes I’ll keep doing it. We love your recipes.
Leslie
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Thanks again ☺❤
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😉
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Mona this looks so yumm. 👍🏼
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Thank you dear!☺
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I’m excited to try this because it looks and sounds great ! Your narrative puts it in MUST TRY !
I don’t know what some of the ingredients are so I’ll be googling the ones I don’t and hope they are available in the U.S. .. I’d not, I’ll be revisiting this post with questions about substitutions for each one I cannot find.. I’d like this as absolutely close to your recipe as I can get so I too can enjoy food as if it came from “The City of Joy” 😊
Super instructionalpictures
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😂 wasn’t finished typing and hit send, with my typos included !
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But I got the message! Happens with me too😂😂
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Thank you Pan. I hope you manage to get all those ingredients. Let me know if you need any help with the substitutions. I will be glad to help ☺
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👍
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I’m excited to try this because it looks and sounds great ! Your narrative puts it in MUST TRY !
I don’t know what some of the ingredients are so I’ll be googling the ones I don’t and hope they are available in the U.S. .. I’d not, I’ll be revisiting this post with questions about substitutions for each one I cannot find.. I’d like this as absolutely close to your recipe as I can get so I too can enjoy food as if it came from “The City of Joy” 😊
Super instructional pictures too 😉
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This is just so good looking!
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Thank you😄
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I make rolls out of my rotis and dishes. Especially if I am running late, I roll up my scrambled eggs and paratha from the hostel mess. They automatically become rolls/Frankie’s 😂😂😂 it seems I look Bengali and people come over and talk, some of my besties are from cal. ❤ Mona.
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Hey Ash. I used to do the same thing….loved rolling up scrambled eggs in parathas😄. I love bengali looking mallus 😍…sometimes people do confuse bengalis as malyalees too. It seems there’s a connection between the 2 communities!🤔💜
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Obvio.. We have a looooong deeeeeeep connection 😍
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Darun recipe. Ideal food for school tiffin. Thank you.
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Sotti bolle. Ideal for lunchbox. Thank you😀
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I’ve never made kathi rolls because I thought they were too difficult to make. With your post I think I’ll give them a try. They look to good not to. 🙂
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Thanks Ellie. They are not difficult at all. At least worth a try😀. I hope you like them☺
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So delicious! Ar ki sundor baniecho! Ei weekend ei Ami try korbo.
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Thank you dear☺ Asha kori bhalo lagbe!☺
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My pleasure.😃.
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That looks very very delicious Mona…Avocado & Paneer is a lovely combo:)
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Thanks Divya 😉
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This looks amazing, a must try
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Certainly Lynn they are delicious! Thanks so much😀
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They look wonderful!
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So many amazing ingredients! I can only imagine how delicious these taste, but they look so tempting. Your photos make them look quite easy to make, so I’ll have to give them a try. 🙂
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Yes they are delicious Millie. Do try them. I am sure you’ll love these amazing rolls😀
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You have so many super recipes I want to try! I love this one!
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Thank you Millie. Glad you like it. I hope your internet connection is now up and running😃
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I loved your recipe! 🙂
Yes, thank you! We sort of got our Internet back on Friday afternoon and it seems OK now, but still very slow.
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At least you’ve got back the connection which is a great relief in itself😃
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They look so scrumptious… I can imagine the ultimate flavor of paneer along with avacado… Great share 👏🏻👏🏻
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I agree totally! They are so delicious. Thanks Rateka☺
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These look lovely. Wonderful ingredients. Adding mashed potato to the dough is good idea to make soft rotis.
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Thank you Swati. Indeed adding mashed potatoes to the dough helps make soft rotis for the wrap. They were delicious 😊
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