What Is Kathi Roll?

A kati roll is a street-food dish originating from Kolkata, West Bengal. In its original form, it is a skewer-roasted kebab wrapped in a paratha bread, although over the years many variants have evolved all of which now go under the generic name of kati roll.

Why is it called kathi roll?

Initially just known as rolls, the name kathi or kathi roll is said to have come after Nizam's made a switch from iron skewers to bamboo sticks (locally called kati) to grill its kebabs in 1964. ... Though kathi rolls are ubiquitous in Kolkata today, they were a monopoly controlled by Nizam's for a while.

What is difference between kathi roll and normal roll?

Kathi roll has a stuffing of assorted veggies, cheese, meat, paneer, soya and a melange of spices, on the other hand frankie has a cutlet which is made of veggies, cottage cheese and is seasoned with a combination of sauces.