> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://onesandwich.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Kolkata Chicken Roll - URL: https://onesandwich.com/kolkata-chicken-roll/ - Published: 2026-05-17T05:30:22.000Z - Updated: 2026-05-26T12:35:41.000Z - Description: Classic Kolkata chicken roll; paratha with spiced chicken, onion, chutney. - Author: Andrew Lekashman - Tags: India, Wraps and Burritos, Kathi Roll, #auto-imported **馃嚠馃嚦 India** 路 Family: [Kathi Roll](https://onesandwich.com/tag/kathi-roll/) 路 Region: Kolkata 路 Heat: Mixed 路 Bread: paratha 路 Proteins: chicken --- Ingredients paratha 路 chicken 路 onion 路 chutney 路 green chili 路 lime The Kolkata Chicken Roll is the Kolkata street roll built around spiced chicken: a *paratha* wrapped around chicken pieces with onion and *chutney*. The angle is a clean, savory protein wrap where the flaky griddled flatbread does the structural work and the seasonings keep it from being one-note. Everything its source names is essential, the chicken, the raw onion, the *chutney*, and the *paratha* itself, and none of it is decoration. It is a handheld, eaten-walking format with no plate and no cutlery. The build is sequential. Chicken is cut into pieces, seasoned with chili, ginger, garlic, and warm spices, and cooked on a hot griddle or grill until it takes color at the edges while staying moist. The *paratha*, a flaky maida flatbread, is fried on a *tawa* until it blisters and crisps in patches and is supple enough to roll without cracking. The hot flatbread is laid flat, the spiced chicken is arranged in a line down the center, thinly sliced raw onion is scattered over, and a streak of *chutney* is run along the length, often with a squeeze of lime. The bread is rolled tight into a cylinder and half-wrapped in paper for the hand. Good execution keeps the chicken juicy with a little char, the *paratha* crisp on the outside and structurally sound, and the onion and *chutney* sharp enough to cut the richness on every bite. Sloppy versions overcook the chicken to dry shreds, use an underdone slack *paratha* that turns to a wet seam, or skimp the onion and *chutney* so the roll reads flat and greasy. Variations move through marinade and wrapper. Some stalls run a tandoori-style chicken with a deeper, smokier char; others keep a lighter spice. The *paratha* can be plain or egg-coated on one face for extra richness and grip. *Chutney* choice swings the profile, mint-coriander pushing fresh, a chili-garlic sauce pushing hot. The egg roll and the fish roll come from the same stall and the same wrapper logic but are distinct members of the family, and each deserves its own article rather than being crowded in here. What stays constant is the source's specification: a *paratha* around spiced chicken with onion and *chutney*. --- ## More from this family Other [Kathi Roll](https://onesandwich.com/tag/kathi-roll/) sandwiches in India: - [Aloo Kathi Roll](https://onesandwich.com/aloo-kathi-roll/) - [Boti Kebab Roll](https://onesandwich.com/boti-kebab-roll/) - [Chicken Egg Roll](https://onesandwich.com/chicken-egg-roll/) - [Chicken Kathi Roll](https://onesandwich.com/chicken-kathi-roll/) - [Chicken Seekh Roll](https://onesandwich.com/chicken-seekh-roll/) - [Double Egg Roll](https://onesandwich.com/double-egg-roll/) - [Egg Kathi Roll](https://onesandwich.com/egg-kathi-roll/) - [Hakka Noodles Roll](https://onesandwich.com/hakka-noodles-roll/) [See all Kathi Roll sandwiches 鈫抅(https://onesandwich.com/tag/kathi-roll/)