makes
6
prep
20 minutes
cook
50 minutes
difficulty
Ace
makes
6
serves
preparation
20
minutes
cooking
50
minutes
difficulty
Ace
level
Ingredients
- 3 cups plain flour
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup water
- pinch of salt
- pinch of sugar
- butter
- peanut oil
Resting time at least 2 hours or overnight
Standing time 2–3 hours
Instructions
Place flour into a large bowl and gradually add milk and water, working the mixture with your hands. Add salt and sugar and keep kneading for 6–8 minutes until dough leaves the side of the bowl and is soft, smooth and elastic, like play dough. Set aside to rest in a warm place, covered with plastic wrap for at least 2 hours or overnight.
Simply pull off a bread roll-sized piece of dough, roll it and shape it into a ball in floured hands. Continue until you have 6 balls. Rub a little butter in the palms of your hands to melt it, then pick up each ball and rub it to seal it with butter. Replace on tray and let balls stand for 2–3 hours.
Tip a little oil onto a clean working surface and moisten your hands with it. Place a ball in the centre and flatten it with your hands, pressing and pushing constantly until it is a fine sheet, forming a rough rectangle about the size of a big plate.
Add a little oil and continue to flatten the dough, using an oiled rolling pin if you like. Don’t worry if it looks like a mess, it’s meant to. To get it really thin, pick up the flattened sheet and flop it back onto the bench 2 or 3 times. Repeat process with each ball. Now, fold each side in, to form a neater rectangle and then fold each corner in, to form an envelope shape.
Heat an oiled baking tray over a gas flame until hot, and fry each side until golden.
Remove quickly and crush roti in your hands, letting shreds fall onto serving plate. Serve hot. Each ball will make enough for 2 people.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
