Kottu

This lockdown is slowly but surely making me miss travelling. I don’t like to talk about it too much but some days I really wish I could just hop on a plane and travel to some of my favourite destinations. One of them is Sri Lanka. This little island paradise is so lovely and having been 3 or 4 times I can say with certainty I will never tire of visiting.

Apart from glorious beaches and the most beautiful elephant sanctuaries and Yala their stunning national park ( I’ll link my video from Yala below ) Sri Lanka is home to some of the more flavourful cuisines. Lots of robust flavours, curries and ample seafood but what I’ve been missing is their simple humble street style dish – Kottu Roti. So this blogpost is dedicated to that popular Sri Lankan street food that I’m currently craving and now thanks to this recipe my cravings have been satisfied !

What Is Kottu Roti ?

It’s a wonderful dish made of leftovers. They use leftover Godhamba roti, vegetables, chicken and curry to make one quick almost stir fry like dish. It’s a very popular street food dish and you’ll find several hawkers dishing it up. There’s no fixed standard recipe but just a broad guide line of ingredients so the beauty is no two dishes will be exact but each one flavourful and tasty in their own way.