Chilli parotta recipe, A popular street style food of Tamilnadu, Learn how to make chilli parotta using readymade parathas.
Growing up in the deep South of Tamilnadu, you must be familiar with this dish. This is one of the popular dishes served in the local hotels. My hometown Madurai is famous for chilli parotta, kothu parotta, and salna. Usually, they deep fry the parotta in the street shop to make it crisp.
This is an easy snack | tiffin and can be made instantly if you have frozen paratha in hand. Usually, it is paired with onion raita and served in hotels. I have posted Veg kothu parotta recipe in Jeyashri’s kitchen. I used store-bought frozen parotta to make this Chilli parotta.
Also, check out Paneer kothu parotta, Cabbage kurma, Kaima idli, Parotta salna
Chilli parotta recipe
Ingredients
- 4 medium sized parottas I used store bought
- 1 onion
- 2 green chili
- 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- ½ tomato
- ½ capsicum
- 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
- ½ tbsp chili sauce
- ½ tsp red chili powder
- Salt as needed
- 2-3 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp oil
- Coriander leaves to garnish
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
- I used instant frozen paratha for making this chilli paratha.
- Cook the paratha on both sides, I used 4 parathas.
- Once it is done, place this on the hot tawa and switch off the flame.
- Let this be in the heat for some time. This will make the parotta crisp.
- Usually in the street shops they deep fry the parottas and make chili parotta.
- Cut into small pieces.
- In a pan add 1 tbsp of oil.
- Add the 1 cubed onion and add 2 slit green chili.
- Saute till translucent
- Add 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- Cook well and add little salt
- Now add ¼ cup chopped tomatoes.
- Cook for a minute.
- Now add ½ tbsp chilli sauce, 1 tbsp tomato sauce and 1 tsp red chili powder.
- Mix well.
- Add 2-3 tbsp of water.
- Cook well till raw smell goes off.
- Now add the cooked paratha pieces.
- Mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Garnish with coriander leaves.
- Add lemon juice and mix well.
- Serve hot with onion raita.
Notes
1. You can use homemade parathas for making this chilli parotta. 2. The sauces and parotta have salt in them, so make sure not to add more salt. 3. You can add steamed peas, and carrots to the chilli parotta.
- I used instant frozen paratha for making this chilli paratha.
- Cook the paratha on both sides, I used 4 parathas.
- Once it is done, place this on the hot tawa and switch off the flame.
- Let this be in the heat for some time. This will make the parotta crisp.
- Usually in the street shops they deep fry the parottas and make chili parotta.
- Cut into small pieces.
- In a pan add 1 tbsp of oil.
- Add the 1 cubed onion and add 2 slit green chili.
- Saute till translucent.
- Add 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- Cook well and add a little salt.
- Now add ¼ cup chopped tomatoes.
- Cook for a minute.
- Now add ½ tbsp chilli sauce, 1 tbsp tomato sauce, and 1 tsp red chili powder.
- Mix well.
- Add 2-3 tbsp of water.
- Cook well till the raw smell goes off.
- Add the capsicum.
- Now add the cooked paratha pieces.
- Mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Garnish with coriander leaves.
- Add lemon juice and mix well.
- Serve hot with onion raita.
- Notes:
- You can use homemade parathas for making this chilli parotta.
- The sauces and parotta have salt in them, so make sure not to add more salt.
- You can add steamed peas, carrots to the chilli parotta.
Looks mouthwatering Jeyashri,I too make this when I run out of dinner ideas 🙂
i've never tried chili parota.Have bookmarked .Its looking very nice..Thanks for trying out pizza and glad u all liked it 🙂
thank u raji an chitra
Absolutely mouth watering. 🙂 Used to have this in hot chips 🙂 Your version looks really interesting. would try it out soon.
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Awesome chili parota… I never knew about this dish – but looks flavorful…
Yummy recipe dear…will surely try out
Hi jayashree! I guess I am first time here.
Love the way you have brought in a twist to the normal malabar paratha.
Hi jeyashri,
U have got a great blog…thx for visiting my blog..Hope we cud be in touch!
Thank u pari for visiting my blog and priya surely will kep in touch
first time to this lovely blog……Chilli parrota looks tempting and pizza has also turned out well
Thanks for dropping in…you have a nice space here..and who doesn't love chili parottas!..great looking ones..
thank u purva and srivalli for visiting here
I liked your blog very much. I appreciate for your beautiful presentation and mouth watering picture of chilly paratha. I love chilly paratha very much and shall try out your lovely recipe.
You are welcome in my blogs.
Chili paratha looks yummy Jeyashree.
I love chilli parota too…I wish I can grab that bowl….looks fab
Looks mouthwatering and inviting Jeyashri:)
Looks bright and colorful JS..I tried the Simple Moong Dal of yours..It came out really well..Tx JS…
Thank u so much friends
you have a nice blog with good recipes.You can visit my blog view my recipes and give ur comments.
hi jayashri ! hw to make parrotta at home ? coz im living to interior that malabar parrotta packet may not available!
Kavita,
I haven't posted the recipe of malabar parrota yet, but you can make thick plain parathas and make the same
hi sis am new to this blog but i've tried quite a lot of recipes from ur kitchen… ur great!!!! i have a doubt in this recipe??u posted tomato in the ingredients but i couldnt find it in the procedure… can u plz tell me in which step am suppose to add tomatoes. thank u…
Hi ramya,
We have to add tomatoes while grinding. Sorry for missing it out. Now updated. Thank u very much
hi this asha from Chennai, I have seen your cooking in aval kitchen, it is superb, then I have seen u r web also, thank u so much for teaching others
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