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How to Make Kottu Roti, the Sri Lankan Street Food that Also Makes a Killer Breakfast Dish

This dish is kind of like the Sri Lankan version of chilaquiles, and it will absolutely destroy your hangover.

Ever feel like no matter where you go, you see the same damn brunch menu? Oh, cool, another place with avocado toast and smoked salmon Benedict. How shocking. Maybe if they're feeling really wild they'll throw some banana pancakes in the mix. Yawn.

Kottu roti is here to remedy that. It's a traditional Sri Lankan street food that is most definitely not limited to breakfast time, but hey, we tend to like our eggs before 3 PM.

If you're looking at the ingredients list and wondering what the hell tingmo and paratha are, the answer is that they're wonderfully doughy, flaky flatbreads that have a texture somewhere between a tortilla and a croissant when they're warmed.

In this dish, your flatbread is combined with ginger, onion, chilies, and cabbage, plus cilantro, mint chutney, and the meat of your choice for a super-flavorful hodgepodge of wonderfulness. Think of it as Sri Lankan chilaquiles. Chef Floyd Cardoz likes to make his with oxtail or short ribs, but feel free to use chicken, lamb, or whatever other meat you love to love.

RECIPE: Kottu Roti

If you can't make it to Sri Lanka this weekend, making this just might be the next best thing.