Kottu

Kottu roti
Chicken kottu roti
Alternative namesKothu roti, kothu parotta, kottu
CourseMain course
Place of originSri Lanka
Region or stateBatticaloa, Sri Lanka[1]
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsRoti, egg, beef, chicken, onion, chilli pepper

Kottu roti (Tamil: கொத்து ரொட்டி; Sinhala: කොත්තු රොටි),[2][3][4][5] alternatively spelled kothu roti, is a Sri Lankan dish consisting of chopped roti, a meat curry dish of choice (such as beef, mutton, seafood, chicken) along with scrambled egg, onions, and chillies.[6][4][7][8] A variation of the dish is found in the south Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, known as kothu parotta (Tamil: கொத்து பரோட்டா; Malayalam: കൊത്തു പൊറോട്ട), which is made using parotta instead of roti. Kottu roti can also be found internationally in restaurants in regions containing Sri Lankan diaspora populations.[9][10][11][12][13]

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