Roti Canai

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 600 g plain flour
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 cup warm water
• sugar
• ghee

Recipe

• 1 mix salt with flour and sieve into a bowl
• 2 add sugar if necessary
• 3 add water and knead into dough no longer sticks to hand
• 4 knead till it feels 'elastic'
• 5 divide into 8 portion, return to bowl, brush it with ghee and cover with damp cloth leaving for 1/2 hour
• 6 take 1 portion, spread a little ghee on top and flatten with hands
• 7 pick up flattened dough by the edges and swirl in circular motion until dough thins out
• 8 fold dough to form a square and flatten out again
• 9 repeat process to trap air in layers of dough
• 10 flatten once again and fry on heated flat pan or iron griddle till cooked
• 11 remove and serve hot with dhal or any curry of your choice (see also chicken curry, mutton kurma, beef rendang).