Kottu
Chicken kottu roti | |
| Alternative names | Kothu roti, kothu parotta, kottu |
|---|---|
| Course | Main course |
| Place of origin | Sri Lanka |
| Region or state | Batticaloa, Sri Lanka |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Roti, egg, beef, chicken, onion, chilli pepper |
Kottu roti (Tamil: கொத்து ரொட்டி; Sinhala: කොත්තු රොටි), 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. 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.