Recipe: To Try At Home Egg Kothu (Minced) Paratha

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Egg Kothu (Minced) Paratha. Egg Kothu Paratha is a popular South Indian delicacy made with shredded chapatis or parathas. Muttai Parotta as it is called in Tamil Nadu is a dish based on a the Sri Lankan version, where it originated as Kothu Roti. It is made using paratha , eggs, some meat, and a spicy curry or gravy that are tossed together in a hot cast-iron griddle with sufficient oil.

This type of paratha is a very famous Street Food in Tamilnadu, India.

This recipe is a very good option if you are craving for some simple & spicy parotta dish.

This Kothu Parotta recipe is a Muttai / Egg Kothu Parotta, where leftover rotis are minced and added to a mix of chillies, onions and eggs.

You can have Egg Kothu (Minced) Paratha using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Egg Kothu (Minced) Paratha

1. It’s 4 of parathas shredded.

2. You need 2-3 of eggs.

3. Prepare 1 of onion finely chopped.

4. It’s 1/2 of capsicum finely chopped.

5. You need 1 of tomato finely chopped.

6. Prepare 2 of green chillies chopped.

7. It’s 1 tsp of ginger garlic paste.

8. Prepare 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder.

9. You need 1 tsp of red chilli powder.

10. You need 1/2 tsp of cumin powder.

11. It’s 1 tsp of coriander powder.

12. Prepare To taste of salt.

13. It’s 2 tbsp of oil.

14. Prepare 1 pinch of garam masala powder.

15. Prepare 1 tbsp of chopped coriander leaves.

This makes a hearty spicy breakfast, perfect for winter mornings.

While traditionally, Kothu Parota is made using the refined flour based Malabar Parota, my version is lighter as it is made using phulka rotis.

Paratha is a traditional Indian food item.

Egg kothu parotta is made by tearing porotta into small pieces and then mix with onions, eggs and masala powders. 'Kothu' means chop the parottas into small pieces.

Egg Kothu (Minced) Paratha instructions

1. Assemble all the ingredients..

2. Heat oil in a pan on medium flame. Add chopped onions, green chillies, chopped capsicums and saute for 3-4 minutes. Add ginger garlic paste and saute for 2-3 minutes or till the raw smell disappears. Add chilli powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and mix well. Add chopped tomatoes, salt and cook till tomatoes turn soft and mushy..

3. Next, make a well in the centre and beat eggs into it. Scramble the eggs till almost cooked. Mix the contents of the pan so that the scrambled eggs mix well with the mixture..

4. Now add the shredded parathas, chopped coriander leaves and mix well. The contents should be minced with a pounding action using the end of a flat spatula. Cook on a medium flame for 4 minutes tossing the contents well..

5. Sprinkle garam masala powder, mix well and turn off the flame..

6. Remove to a serving plate and serve hot..

Great recipe for Malabar kothu parotta (Egg minced bread).

This is a very popular Kerala/Tamil Nadu street food made with malabar paratha (south indian bread made with all purpose flour /maida).

This dish is also available in SriLanka as Kothu Roti.

Below is my version of Kothu Parotta.

Mutta Kothu Parotta is a lick smacking recipe from the state of Tamilnadu in South India.