Since we all know MCO will be implemented in most of the states excluding Sarawak, eateries are not allowed to operate dine in, only take away. Not only that with the high cases of COVID-19 in our country, but a lot of people is also paranoid about going outside as they feared of contracting the COVID-19.
For those who love to ‘lepak’ at Mamak and enjoy roti canai, it would be hard as you can’t spend time anymore at Mamak. But, no worries, if you are craving for Roti Canai, this Facebook user garnered over 8K likes and 200K shares of an easy and foolproof Roti Canai recipe that you can try!
Let’s see the ingredients!
▼Ingredients
4 cups of wheat flour
An egg
A spoonful of sugar
A cup of water
A tablespoon of salt
Cooking oil that would be enough to submerge the dough also to cook.
Ingredients, check! Now, just follow these steps and you will be done in no time~
▼ Step 1: First of all, mix the flour, sugar, and salt. Then, add the egg and water. Knead the dough for about 20 minutes or until it is not sticky. If you knead using your hand, use warm water but if you use a machine, use cold water.
▼ Step 2: After done, divide the dough into smaller pieces. Divide the pieces according to your preferences. If you want it to be small, can divide it into 10 pieces. If you want it to be big, can divide it into 2-4 pieces.
▼ Step 3: Arrange the dough into a container filled with cooking oil. Make sure all the dough is submerged in the oil. Let it rest for about 2 hours.
▼ Step 4: After 2 hours, make a place for you to spread the dough. Flipped a big tray on the bucket and use a smaller tray to put Roti Canai.
▼ Step 5: Take one ball of dough and spread it like the picture. Let it rest about 3-4 minutes before spread it bigger. The process of resting it for 3-4 minutes will make the dough become softer and easy to spread.
▼ Step 6: Spread the dough into a bigger circle and pull it slowly. You have to be really patient as you need the dough to be very thin.
▼ Step 7: Spread it until it fully cover the big tray. If you spread it right, the dough would not torn like Roti Kirai.
▼ Step 8: Make sure it is spreaded as big as the tray.
▼ Step 9: Take left side and fold it.
▼ Step 10: Take the right side and then fold it.
▼ Step 11: Fold the top and then the bottom making it neater!
▼ Step 12: Heat your pan and coat it with oil. Fried your Roti Canai until both sides are golden brown!
▼ Done! You can customize your Roti Canai by adding onion, egg, sardines, sugar, and more filling according to your preferences!
▼ Now you can serve your hot Roti Canai with a side of curry or dhal that you like. Enjoy!
The recipe has gained many people’s attention for being very easy and comments their thoughts!
Netizen’s Responses
▼ People are now eager to try qand make their own Roti Canai!
▼ The recipe also reminds us of our grandparents’ recipe
▼ It uses a lot of oil though. Can we recycle the oil?
▼In case if you don’t have that much oil, you can substitute it with these 2 other ingredients!
▼ This person also shared some tips that you could add to your Roti Canai recipe~
▼ Here some of the tries from the other users on the comments!
▼ But, if you are lazy, well, just follow this one~
This is such a great recipe~ Now can eat roti canai anytime!