Roti Canai Malaysia's Favourite Food [ENG]

Malaysia is a country with a majority of three races, namely Malay, Chinese and Indian. Believe it or not, the harmony between people of different races can be achieved with food? The staple food of communities is rice. Regardless of race, rice is a staple food for every layer of society.

Nasi lemak is the most popular food in Malaysia. In fact it is also popular among foreign tourists. Certainly, the first food that they will try once set foot in Malaysia is nasi lemak. Apart from nasi lemak, roti canai is also preferred by Malaysians regardless of race and religion.

Roti canai or round “flat bread” is  good to be eat during breakfast, lunch and even dinner. Usually it is served with gravy or curry dal or parpu with sambal ikan bilis. Roti canai in Malay terms means the behavior of the bakers to flatten, aerate and spread the bread dough.  The origin of the words are said to be a type of dal used with this bread, which is "Channal. In another version, the word comes from the name Chennai, India due to the large grinding bread is mainly coming from there at a time when the influx of Indians in Malaysia.

Did you know that, roti canai belongs to 10 fattening foods? A piece of roti canai contains 300 calories and most Malaysians would eat two slices of bread a day and this rolled together 600 calories. According to Kevin Zahri a famous nutritionist said to burn 600 calories we need to jog or run on the treadmill for 90 minutes.

Ingredients to make roti canai:

3 cups flour

1 egg

½ cup milk

3 tablespoons oil

3 tablespoons margarine

How to make roti canai:

Mix the flour, eggs, milk and margarine until soft and mix with water a little bit. Divide in small pieces and marinate with cooking oil. Let overnight. Flatten thinly. Heat a frying pan and fry. When cooked, remove and pat.

While roti canai is fattening foods but it is still a favorite Malaysian society. The delicious bread is eaten hot-rolled is unspeakable and dash with dal or curry sauce again raised public appetite in the morning.