Kori rotti is a popular spicy coastal south Karnataka dish. It is a traditional tuluva (Tulu speaking people of south canara) dish made up of a thin gravy spicy chicken curry served over thin crisp rice wafers . Kori means chicken and rotti is the thin crisp rice wafers. I buy these thin crispy rice wafers from the store. The chicken gravy that I make to go with the rottis goes well even with rice, chapathis or white bread.

Ingredients :-

• 1.5 kgs / 3 lb Whole bone in chicken cut into small pieces, skin off.
• 4-5 medium onion chopped
• 10 cloves garlic chopped fine
• 2″ ginger peeled and chopped fine
• 10-15 dried red chilies
• 10 whole cloves
• 6 peeled cardamom
• 1″ cinnamon stick
• 5-6 whole black pepper
• 2 Tbs whole coriander seeds
• 1 Tbs poppy seeds (khus-khus)
• 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• salt to taste
• 1 can(250ml) thick coconut milk
• Coconut oil

Method :-

• In a pressure cooker heat coconut oil , add cumin seeds, coriander seeds, cloves, cardamom, whole black pepper, cinnamon stick , red chilies and lastly poppy seeds in the given order.
• When the poppy seeds start splattering add chopped onion and fry till the red chilies turn darker, the onion is cooked and starting to brown a bit.
• At this point add the finely chopped ginger garlic paste and fry a bit till the raw smell goes. Add turmeric powder and a bit of salt.
• Switch off the heat and let cool. Grind this to a fine paste using as little water as possible.
• Cook the chicken pieces along with the ground masala and half of the coconut milk in the same pressure cooker used before. Cook till 1 whistle then switch off and let the pressure gradually go down before opening.
• Open the lid and stir. switch on the heat, adjust the thickness of the gravy using the rest of the coconut milk and water. Switch off the heat once it starts bubbling again.
• Enjoy over Rice rotti, white rice, chapathi or even with white bread.

Note :-

Some Indian grocery stores in NY , NJ carry the brand Anand Kori rottis. I got mine from Apna Bazaar in Hicksville NY. The Patel store nearby doesnt carry it. I have seen the same in Apna bazaar at oak tree road NJ.