Name: Vegan roti John
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Singaporean
Ingredients: oil or vegan butter, for toasting the bread; ¼ teaspoon salt; Sriracha sauce or Sambal, vegan mayonnaise and cucumber slices, to serve; ¼ cup (60 ml) plant milk; ¼ cup (30 g) chickpea flour; ½ block (170 g) silken tofu; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; pinch of baking powder; 1 teaspoon vegetable oil; black salt, for sprinkling; ½ cup (40 g) soy mince, prepared; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon cornflour; pinch of ground turmeric; 1 red onion, finely chopped; 2 x 15 cm baguettes (or 2 hot-dog buns); 2 teaspoons curry powder

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

Jackfruit and Blue Ginger

By Sasha Gill

Published 2019

About

Like all good dishes, roti John has a great story behind it. According to local legend, when a hawker in Singapore was asked for a hamburger he made the inspired decision to pile egg and meat into a baguette lavishly spread with butter. He named his creation roti John, or ‘John’s bread’, after the puzzled tourist he first served it to. And it truly is an odd concoction, this Singaporean hamburger, with its crisp, eggy filling nestled in soft bread. It also goes well with some Sambal, if you