Curry Wrap · Indian Takeaway
Durban Curry Roti
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Durban has one of the largest communities of Indian descent outside India, many descended from indentured laborers brought from 1860 to work the sugar plantations.
A soft, pan-fried flatbread wrapped around a filling of curried mutton, chicken, beans or vegetables, eaten by hand as a takeaway meal — the roll-up cousin of bunny chow, using roti dough instead of hollowed-out bread.
Why it's made this way: Roti stalls sprang up alongside Durban's curry houses and bunny chow shops as another quick, portable way to eat the city's Indian-influenced curries on the go, especially favoured at busy taxi ranks and street corners.
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