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Roti Canai Curry

Looking for the best healthy Roti Canai Curry Recipe? Our easy step by step recipe shows how to make flaky flatbread and prepare a vegan dal curry sauce.
Prep Time1 hour
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time2 hours
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian, malaysian
Keyword: Roti Canai, Roti Canai Curry, Roti Recipe, Vegetarian Curry
Servings: 6
Calories: 676kcal

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • spatula
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • Weigh scale
  • French knife
  • Wok or Non Stick Pan

Ingredients

Roti Dough

  • 400 g All purpose flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp white sugar
  • Vegetable oil for frying

Dhal Curry

  • 1 Onion sliced
  • 1 tbsp Vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp Ginger minced
  • 1 Garlic Clove minced
  • 1 Tomato sliced
  • 2 Curry leaf
  • 1/2 tbsp Turmeric powder
  • 1 Carrot
  • 1 Potato
  • 250 g Lentils
  • 2 Thai Red Chili sliced
  • 1/2 tbsp Salt
  • 3 tbsp Ghee or butter

Instructions

Roti Dough

  • Mix flour, salt and sugar in a large bowl and add 200ml of lukewarm water gradually, to form a dough. Knead until elastic and shiny. Cover in plastic wrap and leave to rest for 20 minutes. 
  • Divide into 8 balls, roll each in vegetable oil and put on an oiled plate. Cover and chill overnight.
  • The next day. Spread a dab of unsalted butter on your work surface. Take one ball and lightly flatten it with the heel of the palm of your hand to make it bigger. Stretch it as thin as possible, until you can almost see through it. You can spread additional room temperature butter on the roti dough to help the stretching.
  • Scrape and push the upper end of the dough to the middle. Do the same to the lower end, forming a wrinkle thin log. Starting at one end of the log, roll it into a circle and tuck the other end inside. Leave aside for 10 minutes before cooking. Meanwhile you can continue with the rest of the balls.
  • Once ready to cook, take one rolled roti dough and flatten it into approximately 10-15 cm diameter. Heat some unsalted butter on non-stick pan over medium heat. Place the dough on the pan. Cook for several minutes until browned and crispy then flip.
  • For fluffy roti canai, remove the cooked pancake and place it on a work surface. Immediately grab it using both of your hands and squeeze it to the centre.
  • Keep the roti canai under a kitchen cloth to keep them warm. They're best eaten with dhal curry.

Dhal Curry

  • Heat oil over medium heat and sauté sliced onions until golden brown. Remove onions from pan and leave aside.
  • Using the same skillet, fry minced garlic, minced ginger and curry leaves until fragrant. Add tomato slices. Cover pan with the lid to allow tomatoes to soften.
  • Chop carrots and potatoes into bite-size pieces. Add them into the pot along with turmeric powder, red chili and lentils. Add 1 1/2 litres water and cook over high heat.
  • Once it boils, lower heat and simmer for 30 minutes or until lentils soften. Keep stirring to prevent curry from burning. Add salt to taste. Stir in fried onions. It's optional to add ghee or butter to make the curry a little creamy. Serve with crispy roti bread.

Nutrition

Calories: 676kcal | Carbohydrates: 128.4g | Protein: 28.2g | Fat: 5.3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1184mg | Potassium: 1044mg | Fiber: 24.4g | Sugar: 4.9g | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 10mg