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Roti canai recipe

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  • Cuisine: Malaysian
  • Prep Time: 35 min(s)
  • Cook Time: 20 min(s)

Roti means bread in Malaysian, and Jackie Shonquist serves this version of roti chanai at her restaurant in Sydney's Concord. She continually tweaks the recipe to her taste and serves it with vegetarian dhal. For dessert, she fills the pastry with sliced banana or pandan-and-coconut jam.


For another take on this recipe, watch Simon Goh share his roti canai, as seen on Food Safari. Or try this authentic Gujarati lentil soup with roti recipe.

Ingredients

1kg strong flour (or plain flour + 2 tbsp gluten flour)
1 1/2 tbsp salt
2 eggs
100ml vegetable oil
2 tbsp condensed milk
2 1/2 tbsp sugar
500ml water
Ghee, plus extra to grease
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Preparation

Level of difficulty: medium
Resting time: 8 hours

Combine all the ingredients except for the ghee in a large bowl. Beat in an electric mixer using a dough hook for about 5 minutes. (You can also mix the dough by hand.) Use a knife to cut the dough into 8 equal portions. Use your hands to roll each portion into a ball.

Coat each portion with ghee and place in a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and leave to rest for about 8 hours.

Using your palms, flatten 1 dough portion onto a clean work surface. Place 1 hand underneath the roti and one above. Flick the dough towards, then immediately away from, your body, slapping the furthest edge onto the table first. Continue this action, moving your hands around the edge of the dough in between flicking. When the dough is paper-thin, lay it on a clean surface and pull out the edges as far as you can without breaking the dough. Dab a little ghee in the centre, and fold the sides in to form a square. Repeat with the remaining dough.

Heat ghee in a frying pan or griddle. Fry the roti for about a minute each side, or until puffed and cooked.  

Clap the roti with both hands so it puffs up. Serve with a savoury or sweet dip.

If you enjoyed this Roti canai recipe then browse more Malaysian recipes, appetiser recipes, bread recipes, side dish recipes, prepare ingredients in advance recipes and our most popular hainanese chicken rice recipe.

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18 Apr 2012 02:30 AEST
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Roti canai recipe
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