Kolkata Street Style Egg Roll Recipe

Kolkata Street Style Egg Roll Recipe:
My most favorite street food in Kolkata is Egg roll.It is so delicious and you can find it in almost every corner of the city.If you have ever been to Kolkata and not had this version of kathi roll you have missed something very special.The Crispy flaky paratha with egg and salad shaped  in a roll just melts into your mouth and tastes amazing!!!In some version of Egg kathi roll they put chicken kabab ,mutton kabab or even aloo(Potato) inside the roll but I prefer the simplest version without any kababas or potato.

The kati roll is said to have started its life in the Nizam Restaurant in Kolkata, a popular eatery founded in 1932. There are many stories about how exactly the roll got started. Some suggest that hurried office commuters wanted something quick and portable to eat, some mention British babus who were too fastidious to touch the kabab. The most likely origin is probably more mundane, but in any case someone decided to roll things up at some point. Nizam enjoyed a virtual monopoly over this method of serving kababs for decades, but it eventually became commonplace in Kolkata and later spread elsewhere.

So what makes the egg roll so delicious? The paratha(A version of flat bread) has to be well cooked,flaky,crispy,not oily and it should melt in mouth and should not be chewy.The egg should be perfectly cooked and seasoned well.And last but not the least the roll should be wrapped to perfection so that it is easy to hold and you can eat it using one hand.

You can add different sauces of your choice in the roll ,I prefer simple tomato or green chilly sauce.It is really easy to make and does not require any special culinary skills.If you are a Bengali staying out of Kolkata and are missing street food from Kolkata,worry not you can make this roll any time at home and enjoy it with tea or as a snack.The street vendor usually use Dalda for cooking the paratha(flat bread) of the egg roll but I am using vegetable oil as Dalda is not good for health.But if you want the aroma of Dalda in you roll you can use 1 or 2 teaspoon of Dalda for kneading the dough.

I don't have all the photos right now with me for the steps of this recipe...but I am trying to explain the steps in simple words so that it is not confusing. If you still have any doubts about any steps please feel free to ask me.So now lets start with the detail recipe...

Kolkata Style Egg roll recipe:
Ingredients:

Eggs: 4
Onions: 2
Carrots: 1
Cucumber: 1
lime juice 1 tablespoon
Atta(Plain Flour): 1 cup
Maida(Refined flour): 1 cup
Oil: 2-3 tablespoons for the dough and as required for frying
Tomato sauce
Salt to taste
rock salt to taste
Green chilies chopped 2 to 3

Method:

Step 1:
We will start with making the Paratha for the outer wrap of the roll.It is nothing but a normal flat bread or paratha and the process of making is also similar.So take a big mixing bowl and add the flour, salt ,2 tablespoon oil and combine all the ingredients well using hands.Take your time and rub the flour between your fingers until it resembles breadcrumbs in texture. This will lead to a flakier crust.

Step 2:
Add warm water to it and knead the dough for at least 5 to 10 minutes till it becomes soft.Apply oil on the dough so that it does not become dry,cover it with a wet cloth and let it rest for 30 minutes.

Step 3:
Mean while For the filling, slice the onions, cucumber and carrots thinly and mix them with lime juice,green chili and salt.

Step 4:

Make four balls out of the soft dough and roll out like chapattis/paranthas(Flat bread).You can Also roll the dough in Laccha Paratha style for more flakier taste.

Step 5:

Fry one by one on both sides with a little oil and keep aside.Beat one egg slightly and spread it on the tawa.Put one of the fried parathas on it immediately.Once the egg below the paratha solidifies, take it off the fame and keep it on a plate — egg side up.

Step 6:
Spread some tomato sauce on the egg paratha and spread the cucumber salad that we made evenly on top of it.Now make a tight roll making sure the cucumber salad remains properly inside the paratha.Wrap a paper around two-thirds of the roll and tuck any excess at the bottom.This way you will be able to enjoy hot egg roll using one hand.

Hope you like the recipe.Please let me know if you need any help regarding this recipe!!!! Enjoy...!!!!!