Kothu Parota is the ideal street food for the Southern region. The practice of this dish started in the 1970s with a cultural preference for both Hindus and Muslims. Earlier in those days, Hindus were forbidden to eat meat. However, nowadays everyone enjoys non-vegetarian food just like this recipe of Chicken Kothu Parota that acts as a wholesome meal.
If you are a vegetarian, you can simply skip the chicken part of the recipe and still enjoy the dish to every bit. Without wasting time, scroll down and take a look at this iconic recipe that will serve your taste buds!
COOK TIME AND OTHER DETAILS
Assembling the Ingredients: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Total time: 15 minutes
Cuisine: South Indian
Category: Main Course
Ingredients
Parotas: 4 (store-bought or homemade)
Cooked chicken: 1 cup (shredded or finely chopped)
Onion: 1 large (finely chopped)
Tomato: 1 medium (finely chopped)
Green chilies: 2 (finely chopped)
Ginger-garlic paste: 1 tablespoon
Curry leaves: a handful
Turmeric powder: 1/2 teaspoon
Red chili powder: 1 teaspoon (adjust to taste)
Garam masala: 1/2 teaspoon
Cumin seeds: 1/2 teaspoon
Salt: to taste
Oil: 2 tablespoons
Coriander leaves: for garnishing
Lemon wedges: for serving
STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS
1. Start by chopping the Malabar Parotas into small pieces.
2. In a pan, heat ghee, add ginger, onion and green chillies. Let it sauté for about a minute.
3. When the onion starts changing its colour, add turmeric powder, cumin powder, garam masala, Kashmiri chilli powder and black pepper powder. Give it a mix.
4. Time to add tomatoes, carrots and salt. Give it a good mix, cover the pan for 2 minutes and let it cook.
5.Now, add the crumbled Malabar Parotas and stir well till they are covered in spices.
6. Use your metal spatula to smash and break the parotas into pieces, a couple of times into further pieces, until you reach the desired texture.
7. Garnish it with fresh coriander leaves.
8. Easy and Healthy Kothu Parota is ready to serve!
STORAGE AND LEFTOVERS
Bhima’s ready to cook Malabar Parotas can be refrigerated for 7 days and can be stored for 30 days in the freezer.
