Chop Chop Kottu.

*Relocated to Battaramulla. 

Chop Chop does all-day kottu in many interesting ways, plus they deliver. Given that the kottu is tasty and easy to get, this venture by Gonuts is a win. 

Background

Sri Lankans love kottu, but for years there has been a kottu commandment that few have broken — thou shalt not serve kottu during the day. Chop Chop breaks this rule, serving the dish from 10 AM to 9.30 PM, This is the second attempt to make kottu a lunch food, se we'll see how it goes.

Kottu is generally made by starting with copious amounts of oil, salt, MSG and spices in a pan; frying up carrots, onions and other veggies; chopping up godamba roti (a kind of flatbread) and then mixing it all together with a meat of your choice, usually chicken. Some places also add cheese and even milk. The result is a bit like a fried rice, except with slivers of flatbread. Pour some gravy over it and you're done.

Kottu is generally eaten at roadside kades, the most famous being the many Pilawoos outlets on the Galle Road. People stop their cars to order and eat in their own vehicle, or sit in the bright and bustling interior.

That's how kottu is traditionally done, but it isn't how Chop Chop does it. 

The Food

Let's start with the most important thing — this kottu tastes good. There's no point changing the model of something Sri Lankans already love, and the basic flavours are all good here. It's spicy without being incapacitating and the godamba pieces are infused with the right balance of salt and spices. If you want more flavour, each one comes with a tub of gravy, which we honestly didn't feel the need for.

What Chop Chop changes is: 1) They use a lot more vegetables 2) They offer a different range of meats. At most kottu joints, the veggies are just a garnish and the standard meat is a burnt-to-a-crisp piece of chicken. While they do have chicken at Chop Chop (Rs. 380), they also have innovative proteins like crab (Rs. 420), prawn (Rs. 420) and sausage (Rs. 360). The chicken itself was a bit dry, but that's par for the course.

 

The crab was amazing and generous and combines two things Sri Lankans are generally crazy about — kottu and crab. We got cheese with our kottu (Rs. 100 extra), which seeped into the crabmeat, making it a cheesy, gooey mess. You have to use your hands with this one, but it's a good idea. This plus the veg-heavy and flavorful kottu makes for a great combination.

Chop Chop also does string hopper kottu, using chopped up string hoppers instead of godamba. Some people find this sacrilegious but I actually liked it. We had the prawn version. This one features little prawns, but they're shelled and bite-sized, and go well with the copious amount of veg and flavourful cut strings. Whether you like string hoppers at all is up to you, but if you do, then this is a good bet. It also feels a bit less filling than the godamba version, but that's deceptive.

Overall, Chop Chop takes the usual kottu flavour profile and refines it just a little bit. The result is a surprising but satisfying kottu. The portions are also quite generous — we'd say one order is actually enough for two people.

Location/Service

Another way in which these guys innovate is with service. The main thing is that they deliver for just Rs. 50 extra. Their stated delivery range is from Maligawatte to Mount Lavinia to Battaramulla, which covers central Colombo and the suburbs. 

The other option is drive-through, using the Gonuts location at the corner of Horton Place and Kynsey Road. There is no dine-in option, but this is how most people eat kottu anyway, takeaway or in a car.

We also dig their packaging — it opens out into a kind of plate on its own. Chop Chop is run by the Gonuts people, who have already proved themselves pretty competent at delivering doughnuts on demand. So we're confident the logistics side of this business will work. They delivered our order 45 minutes after we called without any bother.

Conclusion

Chop Chop, where were you all this while. Now Sri Lankans can get kottu during the day and that too without causing a traffic jam on Galle Road. Chop Chop's kottus are tasty, creative and easy to get. This is a win.

 

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