Roti Canai Recipe

Ingredient

600g Plain wheat flour

1 teaspoon Salt

1 cup Warm water or milk

1/2 cup Ghee or margarine

1 egg

1 teaspoon 1 teaspoon

Method :

• Sift the flour and salt together.

• Knead flour, egg, sugar and ghee with water/milk (a little at a time) good enough to make a moderately soft dough or easy to handle.

• Leave for 2-3 hours or overnight.

• Divide dough into 8 equal parts.

• Shape it into balls.

• Flatten each ball with a rolling pin and fold in 1/2 teaspoon ghee.

• Roll up dough and twist it into a coil. Pressing one open end onto the top.

• Roll it again as thin as possible into a round shape.

• Beginning at one of the open ends, roll up dough tightly and coil it again as before.

• Roll out dough slowly onto lightly floured surface (to ensure air is not forced out).

• Heat a pan.

• Bake individually over a moderate heat.

• Turn it over and spread a little ghee on it until both sides are golden brown.

To serve

• Serve roti canai with curry dhal or pickled onion. It can also be eaten with sugar.