The Kothu Porotta Story

Many moons ago, when people in Sri Lanka asked “Where can I get a Kothu Roti?” The answer would be “ Keep walking till you hear the sound!”   Street side cafes and restaurants in the Island cities would use up the rotis and parottas and chunks of meat from the various curries. All of these would be literally chopped up or “Kothified” on the iron stove top using a ladle in each hand by the cook. The rhythmic drumming sounds could be mistaken for frenzied dancing drumbeats. Like ‘Dappankuttu Machaa!’, the tamilians used to say after the Kothu Porotta reached Tamil Nadu. The making of a Kothu Porotta or Roti always had a buzz around it! It still has. From the London subway to the street stalls in Malaysia.   Today, after many years of ethnic foods going global, iconic street food dishes are finding their rightful place on people’s food choices from their humble street kitchen origins.   At Chef Pillai’s KOTHU XPRESS we take pride in procuring, cooking and packaging this age-old art of street cuisine for the hungry urban Indian. We make Kothus on the go. For folks on the go. Fast, Fiery and Fresh Machaa!