How to make Roti Canai

Before we proceed with how to make roti canai, let us preview a video taken in kayu nasi kandar penang making roti canai.



Watched the video already? let's start on how to roti canai is done. Steps are easy but the food is superb.

Ingredients that you will need to make roti canai
Flour (Plain) - 10 oz
Water - half cup
Ghee - half cup
Salt - according to your preference
Sugar or Curry

Making Roti Canai
Mix flour and salt in a bowl.
Ghee and water are mixed together. Then, the dough is neaded till its smooth.
Leave it for about two to three hours to soften the dough.
Small balls are made from the dough.
Put ghee on the wok and work each ball into a very thin sheet.
Flatten it with your palm and pull the edges.
Sprinkle dough sheet with 1 teaspoon of ghee, shape it into a square or circle
Sprinkle flour and roll out slightly
Heat the pan and grease it with ghee.
Put the uncooked roti canai when it's hot. Cook for about three minutes until the color looks golden brown.
It's ready now.

So it's easy isn't it? You can eat roti canai with curry or sugar or both. It all depends on your creativity.
Usually roti canai is eaten along with teh tarik in malaysia.

However, if you are a health conscious person, you should take a little note about having roti canai and teh tarik. Take it once a while and you are okay. Since it is high in carbohydrate, it can cause breakdown of carbohydate into sugar and released into your bloodstream. Do not take it too often if you are diabetic.

Indian Food Malaysia

As a continuation from previously malay and chinese dishes, here comes indian food in malaysia!


Banana Leaf Rice


Chapati


Murtabak


Ayam Tandoori (Tandoori Chicken)


Roti Canai

Instead of only one picture per food like in the previous malay and chinese food, i have decided to put more pictures.

Delicious looking food awaits you in malaysia! Everything above can be found in Malaysia. One of malaysian shared favorite is roti canai with teh tarik. Try it yourself and you will see why it is our favorite.