Filling for Vegetable Roti or Rolls

Vegetable roti – In Sri Lanka, we call it -Elavalu Roti. It’s a commonly found street food made with roti and a vegetable or meat filling.

It’s a super delicious pastry, and this snack will complement well with your afternoon tea.

In the post, I will show you how I make the filling for this delicious vegetable roti.

Filling for Vegetable Roti

Ingredients

• 1 Sliced Leek

• 1 Cup Sliced Carrot

• 1 1/2 Cup Mashed Potato

• 1 Tsp Chopped Ginger & Garlic

• Few Curry Leaves Optional

• 1 Tsp Minced Green Chili

• 1/2 Tsp Mustard seed 

• 1 Tsp Chili Powder

• 1 Tsp Cumin

• Pinch Turmeric

• 1-2 Tsp Chili Flakes

• Salt

• 1 Egg Optional

• Oil

Instructions

• Boil 2-3 potatoes until soft, peel of the skin, Mashed it, we need about 1 & 1/2 cups of mashed potatoes

• Heat a pan, add oil

• Once it’s heated, add chopped Garlic & Ginger

• Add curry leaves

• Add minced green chilies

• Let it fry and add mustard seeds

• Fry for few seconds, add chili powder, cumin, salt, and chili flakes

• Fry on low heat until medium heat

• Now add Sliced carrots & leek

• Let cook everything until tender

• Optional: Add one egg

• Mix everything

• After about 1 minute, add the mashed potato

• Mix everything, cook for 2 minutes

• Let it completely cool down.

• Now you can use it as a filling for vegetable roti or any pastry

At the end of this video, you can find how I make the filling for this vegetable roti.