Vegetable Kottu Roti

A spicy one-dish vegetarian dinner with curry flavors, vegetable kottu roti, with eggs and cabbage, is traditional Sri Lankan street food.

• Preparation Time: 45 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 419 Calories

Ingredients

• 4 eggs, beaten
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup chopped cabbage
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 red onion, chopped
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• 5 small carrots, cut into matchstick-size pieces
• 4 scallions, sliced into 1/2-inch pieces
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce, divided
• 2 tablespoons chili powder, divided
• 3 cups chopped paratha (Indian flatbread)
• 0.25 cup curry powder, divided

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add eggs; cook and stir until scrambled and dry, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.

Step 2

Heat remaining 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a deep skillet over medium heat. Stir in onion, garlic, and ginger; cook and stir frequently until onions are nearly translucent, about 5 minutes. Add carrots; cook and stir until carrots are nearly tender but still crunchy, 7 to 8 minutes.

Step 3

Stir cabbage and scallions into the skillet; add 1 teaspoon soy sauce. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons curry powder and 1 tablespoon chili powder over the vegetable mixture; stir until coated. Turn stove top temperature to low.

Step 4

Mix eggs and paratha into the vegetable mixture. Stir in remaining soy sauce, curry powder, and chili powder; stir until coated. Cook until flavors combine, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.