Read my full blog post about eating kati rolls here: https://migrationology.com/indian-kati-roll-kusum-rolls/
The kati roll is one of the most incredibly tasting fast food snacks in all of India. It all begins with a paratha flatbread that's cooked in a pool of grease so it become crunchy are oily. After the paratha is done cooking, it's filled with a choice of ingredients, which normally means spicy chicken, mutton, or egg, condimented with onions and chillies and wrapped up into an Indian kati roll.
Now though kati rolls are served all over India, they were originally invented in Kolkata. Nizam's a famous restaurants in the heart of Kolkata's new market, claims to be the first restaurant to create and serve the fast food delight, but now there are numerous favorite local place to get rolls.
In this video, I head to Kusum Rolls and Kebabs, a street side stall that's located just off Park Street. From a local fried, I had heard that they served the city's best kati roll and I was desperate to see for myself. With no seating, you just order your food at Kusum and stand either in the parking lot or along the side of the road. The menu, though appearing to be extensive, is really just the same combination of 3 - 4 ingredients in many different wants. For instance you can order just a single egg kati roll, or you can order an egg chicken roll, or a double egg chicken roll, or even a double egg double chicken roll. Not wanting to go too crazy initially, I settled for the chicken egg roll. My paratha was cooked in oil before an egg was fried on top of it in an artful creation. It was then placed on the chopping board where a man piled in greasy pieces of insanely flavorful chicken mixed with onions and peppers. Under my request they then squeezed on a generous amount of mustard sauce - a sauce Kusum rolls is famous for!
Wrapped in a paper that turns transparent from the grease, I was ready to have my first bite of a kati roll. It was even better than I had expected, a Mexican burrito like device that boasted incredible Indian spices. A kati roll is indeed not the healthiest thing to eat in the world, but every now and then it's well worth the calories and damage to the body. When you're in Kolkata, India, don't miss the kati rolls for Kusum Rolls!
Kusum Rolls and Kababs
Address: 21, Park Street, Kolkata , 700016 Price:
Mine was 40 INR ($0.75)
Here's my article: http://migrationology.com/2013/02/indian-kati-roll-kusum-rolls/'>http://migrationology.com/2013/02/indian-kati-roll-kusum-rolls/
Thank you for watching!
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The kati roll is one of the most incredibly tasting fast food snacks in all of India. It all begins with a paratha flatbread that's cooked in a pool of grease so it become crunchy are oily. After the paratha is done cooking, it's filled with a choice of ingredients, which normally means spicy chicken, mutton, or egg, condimented with onions and chillies and wrapped up into an Indian kati roll.
Now though kati rolls are served all over India, they were originally invented in Kolkata. Nizam's a famous restaurants in the heart of Kolkata's new market, claims to be the first restaurant to create and serve the fast food delight, but now there are numerous favorite local place to get rolls.
In this video, I head to Kusum Rolls and Kebabs, a street side stall that's located just off Park Street. From a local fried, I had heard that they served the city's best kati roll and I was desperate to see for myself. With no seating, you just order your food at Kusum and stand either in the parking lot or along the side of the road. The menu, though appearing to be extensive, is really just the same combination of 3 - 4 ingredients in many different wants. For instance you can order just a single egg kati roll, or you can order an egg chicken roll, or a double egg chicken roll, or even a double egg double chicken roll. Not wanting to go too crazy initially, I settled for the chicken egg roll. My paratha was cooked in oil before an egg was fried on top of it in an artful creation. It was then placed on the chopping board where a man piled in greasy pieces of insanely flavorful chicken mixed with onions and peppers. Under my request they then squeezed on a generous amount of mustard sauce - a sauce Kusum rolls is famous for!
Wrapped in a paper that turns transparent from the grease, I was ready to have my first bite of a kati roll. It was even better than I had expected, a Mexican burrito like device that boasted incredible Indian spices. A kati roll is indeed not the healthiest thing to eat in the world, but every now and then it's well worth the calories and damage to the body. When you're in Kolkata, India, don't miss the kati rolls for Kusum Rolls!
Kusum Rolls and Kababs
Address: 21, Park Street, Kolkata , 700016 Price:
Mine was 40 INR ($0.75)
Here's my article: http://migrationology.com/2013/02/indian-kati-roll-kusum-rolls/'>http://migrationology.com/2013/02/indian-kati-roll-kusum-rolls/
Thank you for watching!
Follow my food adventures at http://migrationology.com/ & http://www.eatingthaifood.com/ Also check out my Bangkok travel guide http://migrationology.com/ebook-101-things-to-do-in-bangkok/ and my Thai food guide http://www.eatingthaifood.com/eating-thai-food-guide/
Finally, subscribe so you don't miss the next tasty adventure http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=migrationology
As a Bangladeshi I also visited kolkata in 2014 and it was kinda cool altho it's india but everybody was speaking my language 😂
Und hier in Kolkata ich vermisse den Kummelbraten.
Tu aime trop les repas indien
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I literally went to India because of his videos.. I didn't enjoy the experience as much as he did though lol
Lmy Telugu Christian channel (kfgm India) from pastor vijaysagar from vizag Andhra Pradesh.
That looks amazing!
This dude is a ween for sure. Anyone who eats street food in India these days is either an idiot or very brave. That pool of 'oil' is probably the grossed reused soybean oil – it is supposed to be ghee and those 'rotis' are actually parathas made of a blend of whole wheat and white flours. A little research before traveling would be the respectful thing to do but it just goes to show that even obscenely adulterated Indian food is still beloved by most of the world.
Miss eating at Kusum Rolls where I was first introduced to these decadent rolls way back in 1985 and became our go-to place to grab a quick bite after work or an evening out. They still look as huge as they used to be. One was enough to fill you up! Chicken egg roll used to cost about ₹7or ₹8 in those days. More flavourful than their Mexican counterparts, the burritos, chimichangas etc. IMHO (but then, I may be biased 😉) and you got that right! LDL? Cholesterol? Wat dat?!😅😜
you look like you are going weak at the knees with the Kolkata roll.. i love it ! actually i so love these rolls.. I've been ordering them from my local Indian takeaway.. i don't know which part of India the ones i get are from but man these stuffed rolls in roti are tasty !
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Hope you have got plenty of toilet rolls at your Hotel 🤣😂🤣
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Hi Mark, I am Deb from Kolkata. I have been watching your videos and blogs since a long time and its really a happy moment for all Kolkatans that you have visited our beautiful city and tasted the delicacies and street foods.. Being a foodie myself, it will be a pleasure for me to accompany you on your next trip to Kolkata. Your ever smiling face and the energy and positivity with which you create your videos are really nice to watch.. Keep in touch, God bless..
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