Potato Kota

Serves 4
Recreate this beloved South African street food at home.

Ingredients

  • 1 unsliced white bread

  • 1 freshly made slap chips

  • A handful of lettuce leaves

  • 4 burger patties, fried

  • 4 eggs, fried

  • 4 russian sausages, cut in half lengthwise and fried

  • 4 cheese slices

  • 60ml mayonnaise

  • 60ml achaar

  • Oil for frying

Directions

  1. Cut the loaf of bread in half.

  2. Cut each half lengthwise.

  3. Cut a small window out of each quarter to create a well for the fillings, but save these pieces to place on the finished kota.

  4. Assemble the kota - Start with a layer of lettuce and add the slap chips.

  5. Spoon a generous amount of achaar over the chips.

  6. Continue adding the rest of the ingredients including the burger pattie, russian, cheese slice and a spoonful of mayonnaise.

  7. Top with the fried egg.

  8. Place the top piece of bread that was cut out back on top.

  9. Secure everything with a small skewer.