Katti Rolls | A Guest Post From Recipris

Today’s guest post is special as it is brought to you by someone who is someone who I aspire to be like one day in the future, she’s a licensed attorney in California and in her spare time she whips up magic in the kitchen, Priya from Recipris. I only stumbled across her account recently and was immediately mesmerised by the wide array of Intercontinental vegetarian appropriate dishes she produced from scratch. Unlike my lack thereof savoury making skills, Priya is a wonder in the kitchen and thought it would be highly appropriate to include a savoury recipe from her as most of mine tend to be on the sweeter side of the food scale.

This recipe is for Priya’s Paneer Bhurji rolls also known as ‘Katti Rolls’ to many around the world pays homage to her cultural ancestry. Priya notes that one of the best things about Indian food is its aroma and from step one of this recipe she immediately began feeling like I was back at home in her Mom’s kitchen because of the glorious scents that filled the kitchen. 

Author: Recipris

Serves 6

Ingredients

·         6 rotis

·         16 oz. shredded paneer

·         1 tbsp. whole cumin seeds

·         1 cup finely chopped red onion

·         2 tbsp. ginger-garlic paste

·         2 green chilies, finely minced

·         1 cup finely diced red pepper

·         1 cup chopped tomatoes

·         2 tsp. ground coriander

·         1 tsp. turmeric

·         ½ cup chopped coriander

·         2 tbsp. oil

·         mint chutney

Method

1.         Add oil to a large non-stick pan and heat on medium-high.

2.        Once oil is hot, add cumin and roast until golden brown (about 1 minute).

3.        Add the onions, ginger-garlic paste, and green chili. Add 1 tsp. salt and sauté for 3-4 minutes.

4.        Add red peppers and continue to cook for another minute. Add coriander and turmeric powders and cook until the oil absorbs all of the spices.

5.        Stir in tomatoes and cook for 3-5 minutes.

6.       Add shredded paneer, using a wooden spatula to break it apart. Add 1 tsp. salt and cook for 4 minutes. It will soften / melt as it cooks and be easier to work with.

7.        While paneer is cooking, heat rotis on a pan with oil until slightly crisp.

8.       Once everything is ready, make rolls by adding paneer mix and chutney in roti and rolling like you would a burrito. Garnish with coriander.