Kottu roti, alternatively spelled kothu roti, is a Sri Lankan dish consisting of chopped roti, a meat curry of choice such as beef, mutton, seafood or chicken, along with scrambled egg, onions, and chillies. It originated in the eastern regions of Sri Lanka, particularly the towns of Batticaloa and Trincomalee, from the Sri Lankan Moor community, with the word kottu a simplification of the Tamil word koththu, meaning chopped; a variation using parotta instead of roti is found in the south Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, known as kothu parotta, and kottu roti can also be found internationally in restaurants in regions with Sri Lankan diaspora populations.
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Origin Period, From (Year)Source hedges with generally thought to have originated and gives a decade range, the 1960s and 1970s, rather than a specific year. Classification
Dietary SuitabilityContains Meat or Poultry 1 Origin RegionEastern Sri Lanka (Batticaloa and Trincomalee) 1 Sources
1. Kottu, Wikipedia
Lead section, sentence on regional origin
It originated in the Eastern regions of Sri Lanka, particularly the towns of Batticaloa and Trincomalee, from the Sri Lankan Moor community.
Lead section, sentence on 1960s/1970s origin, start of range
It is generally thought to have originated as street food in the eastern province of Sri Lanka in the 1960s/1970s, as an inexpensive meal for the lower socio-economic classes.
Lead section, sentence on 1960s/1970s origin, end of range
It is generally thought to have originated as street food in the eastern province of Sri Lanka in the 1960s/1970s, as an inexpensive meal for the lower socio-economic classes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kottu (dietary-suitability)
Kottu roti, alternatively spelled kothu roti, is a Sri Lankan dish consisting of chopped roti, a meat curry dish of choice along with scrambled egg, onions, and chillies.
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