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Thursday, April 2, 2020

ROTI CANAI RECIPE (ROTI PARATHA) - HOME MADE RECIPE - No TOSSING REQUIRED

ROTI CANAI RECIPE: Roti canai or paratha is a very commonly found staples food in Malaysia. Many Mamak (Indian Muslim) and Malay shops whether in a restaurant or by the roadside do serve up this popular dish throughout the day. The Roti Canai is best to be eaten with Dhall Curry and Sambal but some prefer it to be eaten with Fish Curry or Chicken Curry.

You can view our Step By Step Roti Canai Making Video Review on Youtube.

Since it is such a popular dish and we are experiencing Movement Control Order (MCO) and have all the time in the world, we decided to give a try using a recipe that a friend shared to us but with a minor change to have the Roti canai having a layering effect.

ROTI CANAI RECIPE (ROTI PARATHA) - HOMEMADE RECIPE - No TOSSING REQUIRED

Roti Canai Home Made Recipe Ingredient List

The ingredient to make this Roti Canai is pretty straight forward.

1. 400 Gram of All-Purpose Flour.

2. A tablespoon of Salt.

3. A tablespoon of Sugar (preferable white sugar).

4. A cup of water.

5. One Egg.

Step 1. Mix the salt and sugar into the all-purpose flour.

Step 2. Add in the eggs and mix well.

Step 3. Add in water little by little and mix accordingly.

Roti Canai Home Made Recipe Dough Setting

Step 4. Knead the dough with your hand until all the ingredient is thoroughly mixed which should be around 20 minutes (Note: it will not be sticky).

Step 5. Knead the dough to form a baton and cut into 8 equal pieces.

Step 6. Knead the cut pieces into a ball and put into a bowl which is spread with oil.

Step 7. Fill the bowl with oil to cover each of the dough in the bowl for at least 2 hours.

Step 8. Remove the dough from the bowl and pull the dough as thin as possible (normally your Mamak will use his special tossing skill to have a uniform thin layer). From the middle of the dough, make a cut downward.

Roti Canai Home Made Recipe Thinning The Dough

Step 9. Roll around the dough from the cutout part and give it a pull and form a spiral shape around the dough (This action will create the layering effect for the Roti Canai.

Step 10. Gently flatten the spiralled dough on the table.

Roti Canai Home Made Recipe Pan Fried the Roti Canai

Step 11. Pan-fried at the low fire the flatten dough. Ensure all corner are cooked by adding a little oil from time to time. Your Roti Canai is ready. If you cannot eat all of it, you can pan-fry all the roti canai and store in the freezer for consumption some other time. (Ideally, a flat pan will produce a better result).