Kothu Paratha is a popular South Indian street food delicacy. For making this, parathas (flatbread made with all purpose flour) is shredded into bite size pieces and stir fried with chicken along with other spices. Chicken kothu paratha tastes delicious with raita…
Making kothu parathas is very easy if using store bought parathas . Making parathas from scratch can be time consuming, so either you can make it from scratch or go with the effortless way of using the store bought parathas .
This can be made with chicken, mutton, beef or just with veggies. Usually, shredded parathas are stir fried with leftover chicken curry. you could use leftover chicken curry instead of cooking the chicken separately. Heat up the chicken curry till the liquid dries off, add shredded parathas and stir fry. I didn’t use chicken curry, instead I cooked the chicken separately and added to the parathas .
Kothu paratha tastes even more delicious when served with raita (yogurt mixed with red onion and tomatoes). This dish is definitely worth trying, tastes delicious and you get to enjoy both parathas and chicken together.
Ingredients
For marinating chicken
- Chicken breast, cubed small- 2 (or use thighs or bone-in pieces)
- Ginger-garlic paste- ½ tbsp
- Chili powder- 1 tsp
- Fennel powder- 1 tsp
- Coriander powder- 1 tsp
- Garam masala- ½ tsp
- Curry leaves- 6 to 7 leaves
- Salt- to taste
To crush in mortar-pestle
- Ginger- 2 inch slice
- Garlic- 2 large cloves
- Green Chilies, chopped- 2
For stir frying
- Coconut oil or vegetable oil- 1½ tbsp
- Onion, chopped very small- 2
- Garam Masala- ½ tsp
- Tomatoes, chopped-2
- Egg- 1
- Red Kashmiri chili powder- ½ to 1tsp (if more spice needed)
- Fennel powder- ½ tsp
- Coriander powder- ½ tsp
- Parathas, shredded- 6 small parathas or 3 large
- Tomato ketchup- 2 tbsp
- Lemon juice- ½ tbsp
- Cilantro, chopped- 2 handfuls
- Curry leaves- 5 to 6 leaves
- Salt- to taste
Method
- In a saucepan combine the chicken along with all the above mentioned ingredients “for marinating chicken”. Cook covered till chicken has cooked well and water from the chicken dries off. Add 1 tbsp oil and stir fry the cooked chicken till it turns light brown. Keep aside.
- After the chicken cools down, shred chicken using a fork or your hand. Keep aside.
- If using bone-in chicken shred the meat and discard the bones.
- Stack up all the parathas and cut into small pieces using a sharp knife or just shred it. Keep aside.
- In a mortar and pestle, coarsely crush the ginger/garlic and green chilies. Keep aside.
- Place a large wok or cast iron or non-stick pan over medium heat, add oil.
- Add onions, saute for a few minutes.
- Next add the crushed ginger-garlic-green chilies and garam masala, saute till onions turn light golden in color.
- Add tomatoes, cook covered till tomatoes are mashed up.
- Add chili powder, fennel powder, coriander powder and salt, combine well and cook for a minute.
- Slide the onions/tomatoes to one side of the pan, crack an egg on the other side and scramble the eggs. Combine with the onion-tomato mixture.
- Add the shredded cooked chicken, combine well and cook for a minute.
- Again add shredded parathas, combine well and cook covered for a few minutes.
- Add tomato ketchup, mix well and cook for a couple of minutes.
- Finally, drizzle lemon juice, combine well.
- Add cilantro and curry leaves, cook for a minute.
- Taste and add more salt or chili powder for spice if needed.
- Remove the pan from the heat and keep it covered for some time.
- Serve along with raitha.
