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Roti Canai

A simple side bread for curries that anyone can make and enjoy.
4 from 1 vote
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups plain flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup chilled water

Instructions
 

  • Put the two cups of plain flour into a bowl with the salt mixed through then make a well in the centre
  • Pour in the chilled water into the well and mix in until well combined
  • When a dough ball has formed move onto a floured surface and knead for 5 mins
  • Divide the dough into 8 portions then roll into balls with a little oil on them at the end in your hand (I used rice bran but you could use vegetable) and place into a oiled bowl so Theydon't stick together and set aside. I think you should probably leave these for quite some time but I probably left for about 30 mins as I was getting dinner ready and forgot to do that.
  • When you are ready to start frying I pulled out one of the balls and threw it down onto my cleaned kitchen stone bench top (you want something that the oiled dough won't stick to) What I was trying to do was get it all long and stretched out so I threw it down, stretched it out then threw it out again until I had a long, gooey thread then I pulled it straight up (one end stick to the bench and the top about 30cms straight up all stretched out) and let it drop into a coil (if that makes any sense) the coil gives you the layers you need. As I said, I was a bit shite at this so just have a crack...you want it long and thin so you can coil it up like a playodough snail then roll it out. I did this a few times but in the end only once before using a rolling pin and rolling into oblong discs and fried. You can skip the coil completely and just roll out and fry that works too!
  • Preheat a frypan on hot with a little more oil and place the rolled bread in and cook until golden and puffed on each side. I have a layer of foil and baking paper in the oven ready to go as I layer them in and keep them warm while the others cook. I also have some hot melted garlic butter that I brush onto each one
  • Serve with curry and devour my teenager in particular could eat these breads until her head fell off, you can blame her hot carby goodness!