Vegetable Frankie or Bombay Burrito | Kati Rolls

A kati roll (mostly misspelled as kathi roll; Bengali: কাঠি রোল) or Frankie is a street-food dish originating from Kolkata, India. Also known as Bombay Burrito these days! 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. Today, mostly any wrap containing a filling enfolded in an Indian flatbread (roti) is called a kati roll. In native Bengali, the word Kati roughly translates to “Stick”, referring to how they were originally made.
Today, the kati roll comes in a large number of varieties. Innovations tend to be in two areas—the fillings and the wrap. Common variants on the filling are egg, potato, paneer, mixed vegetables and curried chicken or mutton. More exotic versions may have different ingredient combinations, or fancy curries such as Thai or Schezwan. In August 2012, U.S.-based fast food chain Taco Bell released a version of the kati roll in India. The “Mexican-inspired burrito” is a combination of a kati roll and a Kathitto.