Roti canai malaysia daily life
Roti canai
Roti canai is just daily malysian life dish is a type of indian influenced flatbread found in malaysia,indonisia and singapore. It is often sold in mamak stalls in Malaysia; also in Malay, Minangkabau and Aceh restaurants in
Indonesia. It is known as roti prata in Southern Malaysia and Singapore, and is similar to the Indian
kerala porotta.
roti canai is sometimes referred to as "flying bread a term that evokes the
process of tossing and spinning by which it is made.
Traditionally roti canai is consumed with dhal (lentil curry) or any type of curry, such as mutton or chicken curry. However, the versatility of roti canai
as the staple has led to the development of new recipes, either savoury or
sweet, with variations of toppings and fillings, which includes eggs, banana
, sardines and onion.
Roti means bread in hindi and urdu , most other north indian languages, and malay. The term "canai" derives either from:, a city in India which is more
popularly known by its colonial name chennai Madras. Then Roti canai is presumed to have been introduced by immigrant
labour from the Madras region to malaya now malaysia where a similar
combination of parotta and dalcha - the accompanying lentil curry - is served.
Channa, a dish made with boiled chickpeas in a spicy gravy from northern india with which this type of bread was traditionally served.[However, the roti in Northern India is different from that served in Malaysia,
and roti canai is often served with dhal or lentil curry rather than chickepea
curry.The latter is more similar to the south indian parotta
The Malay word "canai", which means "to roll out dough".
Roti canai is circular and flat. There are two ways to make roti canai that is
either to twirl it until the dough becomes a very thin sheet and then folded
into a circular shape or to spread out the dough as thinly as possible before
being folded. Then the folded dough is grilled with oil. The first method is
more popular and faster than the second. The term 'roti paratha' in Malay
means 'plate bread'.
Roti canai is one of the favourite breakfast fare in Malaysia. It was said that
the dish was brought over from India by the Indian Muslims, also known as
"Mamaks" in Malaysia. It is ubiquitously available in mamak stall day and night in almost in every urban areas in Malaysia, and is among
the popular malaysia indian cuisine. Despite its Indian-influenced origin, it was said that it is easier to find roti canai in Malaysia
rather than in India.
Traditionally, it is served with Dal or 'dhal' (lentil) curry, which in North India is prepared with chana dal . There are also a lot of different curries used besides dhal, for example:
Kari ayam, chicken curry
Kari daging, beef curry
Kari kambing, mutton curry
Kari ikan, fish curry (mostly served with ikan pari
Kari campur, mixed curry (consumers can select a mixture of dhals themselves)
Kari dhal, dhal curry cooked usually using Australia dhal with potato, lentils,
etc...
It can sometimes be taken with sugar or condensed milk. More recently,
various improvements on plain roti have been devised to suit Malaysians.
Roti telur, with fried eggs (telur being the Malay word for egg)
Roti tisu (tissue bread), a paper-thin and flaky roti. Also called roomali roti, from roomal (Hindi, meaning
handkerchief).
Roti bawang (onion bread)
Roti boom (bomb bread), a smaller but thicker roti, usually round in shape.
Roti planta, stuffed with margarine and planta and sugar.
Roti sardin, stuffed with sardine and sometimes mixed with ketchup .
Roti pisang, banana bread
Roti telur bawang, with eggs (telur) and onions (bawang)
Roti kaya, with malaysian kaya
Roti tampal, similar to roti telur but the eggs are stuck on the outside instead
Roti tuna, stuffed with tuna
Most plain roti are round, while those with fillings are square in shape due to
the folding of the roti. Due to time saving concerns, the maker usually has a "stock-ready" bucket that keeps pre-made roti. These rotis are usually round in shape and will eventually become
cold. Therefore, consumers might insist on a square roti to ensure they get a
freshly prepared one.
Roti canai is affordable in Malaysia[(the standard price is RM 1.00a piece in Malaysia),[making it extremely popular there. It is also available in frozen form
whereby pre-fried roti canai is processed through a blast-freezing technique to ensure a soft and fluffy texture upon defrosting .