Roti Canai - cooking recipe

Ingredients

600 g plain flour
1 tablespoon salt
1 cup warm water
sugar
ghee

Preparation

Mix salt with flour and sieve into a bowl
Add sugar if necessary
Add water and knead into dough no longer sticks to hand
Knead till it feels 'elastic'
Divide into 8 portion, return to bowl, brush it with ghee and cover with damp cloth leaving for 1/2 hour
Take 1 portion, spread a little ghee on top and flatten with hands
Pick up flattened dough by the edges and swirl in circular motion until dough thins out
Fold dough to form a square and flatten out again
Repeat process to trap air in layers of dough
Flatten once again and fry on heated flat pan or iron griddle till cooked
Remove and serve hot with dhal or any curry of your choice (see also Chicken Curry, Mutton Kurma, Beef Rendang).