This veg Frankie recipe is one of the most loved Indian street foods! Whole wheat roti or chapati is layered with spiced mashed potato rolls, green chutney, chopped onions, pickled green chilies, and frankie masala. This simple Indian frankie roll is one of the Tastiest ways to enjoy Bombay (Mumbai) street food.
My non-Indian friends would call it ‘Indian burrito’ or ‘Bombay burrito’ or ‘Indian wrap’. Learn how to make frankie at home with the step-by-step photographs below.
Veg Frankie Roll (aka Indian Burrito)
This veg frankie roll is one of my favorite splurge snack recipes. Though normally I don’t make them as a snack, we really eat them for dinner.
Really this is great served any time of the day. Snacks, breakfast, lunch, or dinner are continuously sure to satisfy your Indian food cravings.
Actually, this is not a burrito, but since it is wrapped like a burrito is made. Hence you can call it Indian burrito or Bombay burrito.
There may be a few steps (diverse components) to make this frankie at home. But I am telling you it is simple to make and end result is so worth it. In the end, I have given a list of choices, substitutions. It will cut down the cooking time in nearly half yet tastes fantastic. So don’t forget to check that out.
Frankie vs Kathi roll
Both frankie recipe and kathi roll are prevalent all over India. They both seecomparative, ingredientsused are nearly the same but the taste is suredifferent. Also, the cooking strategy is slightlydistinctive, the expansion of garnishes have variations.
Frankies are from Mumbai (Bombay) while kathi roll is from Kolkata (Calcutta).
Stuffing for both made from boiled potatoes. In veg frankie, spiced pounded potato stuffing is shaped into a round and hollow log and once more shallow fried into the oil. On another hand, kathi roll has boiled potato sabzi kind stuffing which has chunks of potatoes. Different varieties in stuffings are available in both like meat, paneer. In non-veg kathi rolls, a layer of egg is made on roti/chapati.
Chopped onions and pickles green chilies are included as a topping in frankie wrap whilethinlycut onion, cabbage, carrot, capsicum blend is utilized a topping for kathi roll.
The preparation of making frankie recipe is divided into parts
Preparation (making garnishes, frankie masala)
Making frankie batter and cooking roti/chapati
Making potato stuffing, forming and shallow frying
Assembling the frankie wrap
Preparation:
To make salted green chili topping, combine cut chilies and vinegar in a bowl. Keep it aside till required.
Boil the potatoes in moment pot or stove-top pressure cooker. Once cool to touch, peel the skin and pound them using a potato masher.
Also, chop the onions and keep them prepared.
Make coriander chutney at home or purchase it from the Indian basic supply store or Amazon.
To make frankie masala at home, you will require – ruddy chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala, simmered cumin powder, turmeric powder, dark pepper powder, dark salt and amchur powder
Mix these spice powders in a bowl.
How to make Frankie dough and roti?
1) Take all reason flour, wheat flour and salt in a bowl. Blend well.
2) Include oil and blend with your fingertips. Then begin including little water at a time and keep kneading till you get a delicate, smooth batter. Cover it and let it rest for 15 minutes.
3) After the resting time, knead the batter once more to smooth out. Then divide into 4 break even with parcels. Make smooth balls and flatten it between your palm
4) Work with one straightened circle at a time and roll into 9-10 inch diameter circle. While rolling if it is sticking then you can utilize the dry flour.
5) Once you have few roti rolled up and prepared, heat the pan/skillet on medium heat. Once hot place rolled roti. Once you see a few bubbles on top then flip and cook another side. We are somewhat cooking the rotis. We’ll do the rest of the cooking at the time of assembling.
6) Remove it to a plate and cook rest of them similarly. Stack the cooked rotis and keep them covered.
How to make Frankie stuffing?
1) Heat the oil in a skillet on medium heat. Once hot include crushed ginger-garlic-green chili paste. Saute for 30-40 seconds or till the crude scent of ginger garlic goes away.
2) Then include Frankie masala and ruddy chili powder. Lower the heat so spices do not burn.
3) Blend and cook for 10-20 seconds only.
4) Promptly include boiled potatoes.
5) Blend well so spices are blended properly.
6) Turn off the stove and blend in chopped cilantro.
7) Once it is cool to touch, separate it into 4 break even with parcels and shape it into a round and hollow log
How to make Frankie roll? (Assembling)
1) Heat the container on medium heat. Include a generous amount of oil and fry the potato rolls from all sides till they get brilliant brown in color. Remove it to a plate.
2) Nowinclude a teaspoon of oil and place the partially cooked roti and cook the bottom side. Apply oil and topside, flip and cook another side.
3) Place the cooked roti on a work surface.
4) Spread the green chutney and sprinkle Frankie masala.
5) place potato roll on one side, and sprinkle chopped onions on top.
6) Theninclude a few cured green chilies.
7) At that point begin rolling it from the potato roll side, and midway through near the one side (foot side). In brief, make a roll by keeping one side open and another foot side closed.
If you prefer, wrap it in parchment paper and serve.
Substitutions to make it in less time:
Instead of making hand-crafted Frankie roti, utilize the tortilla wrap or delicate tacos (around 8-inch estimate). Do not utilize the large-sized one (12 inches).
Use the store-bought green coriander chutney.
Use the store-bought Frankie masala. (It is effortlessly accessible in Indian grocery stores. The brand name is Bombay magic Frankie masala).