Kati roll is a dish from Kolkata, it’s alternative name is ‘frankie’ in Mumbai - don’t ask me why it has a western-sounding name. Goes really well with tomato ketchup. Real easy to make - put roti over a half-wet masala tawa-omelette, add some vegetables as the filling, and there ya go.
One time I made pasta for myself and a friend (also roommate). The sauce a bit spicy, with herbs, simmered for a while. One of my favorites. We sat down to eat and he said “yum this is so delicious.” Then he got up, walked to the fridge, grabbed the ketchup, and squeezed it all over the pasta and sauce.
There’s even a famous place here that serves chicken with banana ketchup by default, and fried sweet potato fries available as a side. And it’s actually a decent pairing!
i have so many spare sachets of ketchup from mcdonalds, and recently i’ve been experimenting with them to make a good sauce to mix into plain noodles. ketchup, sweet soy sauce, paprika, chili oil, chili flakes, toss in some random spices, and that’s a good noodle sauce.
before finding that combination, i’ve gotten quite a few that were way less palatable.
my alternate answer is spaghetti, just to piss off the italians.
Was at a cookout last weekend where I met a bunch of Italians. I just moved to CT where seafood pizza is apparently a thing so I had to ask them. Boooooy, did that ever get them started. And then I said I also like pineapple on my pizza.