Roti Jala/ Lacy Pancakes

I’ve been eating this national dish  so much. If there are some housewarming event or some birthday celebration, this simple yet delicious meal is always a must.

What so special with this dish is its fluffiness, its richness and its lightness. It is so light that you don’t even realize that you have already ate a lot.

Last Sunday, one of my junior made this dish for breakfast. His hospitality when I visited his house made me decided to publish his kindness.

Recipe: Roti Jala  or Malaysian Lacy Pancakes

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cup all purpose flour (1/2 lb)
1 1/2 cup low fat milk
1/2 cup water
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 tablespoon oil Ghee or butter (to grease the pan)

Method:

1. In a big bowl, mix all the ingredients well together (except the oil) and strain the batter.
2. Add in 1/2 tablespoon of oil and set aside.
3. Heat up a pan with medium heat and grease it with some oil

4. Pour some batter into the mold and quickly transfer the mold to the pan.

5. As the batter flows through the holes of the mold, make circular rounds around the pan to form the netty patter

ns. (make sure the distance between the mold’s tips and the pan is small to prevent the net pattern from breaking)
6. After the top is set and done or when the bottom turns light brown, transfer the Roti Jala out and fold it into triangle shape.

7. Roti Jala is ready and serve it with curry.

*For the mold, if you don’t have the original one, you can make it using can and drill holes at the bottom. I saw my mom did one before.

*Just type ‘Roti Jala’ and google it, there’s a lot of video on teaching how prepare it.

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