Flaky Fried Indian Bread

Name: Flaky Fried Indian Bread (Roti Canai)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon sweetened condensed milk or 2 tablespoons evaporated milk mixed with 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon sweetened condensed milk or 2 tablespoons evaporated milk mixed with 1 tablespoon sugar; 1½ cups (375 ml) water; 5 cups (750 g) flour; 2 eggs, beaten; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 cup (250 ml) ghee or melted butter; 1 cup (250 ml) ghee or melted butter

Roti Canai

Preparation info

Makes
12
roti

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 15

Appears in

The Food of Malaysia

By Wendy Hutton

Published 2022

About

A really good Roti Canai is feather-light, crispy, non-greasy and some would say, the Indian community’s greatest culinary contribution to Malaysia. Roti Canai is a much lighter, flakier version of Roti Prata, another much loved Indian bread.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon sweetened condensed milk or 2 tablespoons evaporated milk mixed with 1

Asia
India
Malaysia
Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Mix the sweetened condensed milk or evaporated milk mixture with the water and set aside.
Sift the flour into a mixing bowl. Add the eggs, salt, sugar and 5 tablespoons of ghee or melted butter, and mix well. Add the diluted sweetened condensed milk or evaporated milk mixture and knead for 10 minutes to make a soft dough. Shape the dough into a ball and place it i