Roti Jala (or lacy/net pancake) is a popular Malaysian snack that is usually served with chicken or mutton curry. The ones that we get from outside are yellowish in colour (with added ground turmeric) and may also contain coconut milk for that extra aroma. For my healthy version of roti jala, I substituted the coconut milk with low fat milk and used olive oil instead of ghee or butter. It was just like a regular pancake but made in a lacy pattern so you’d need a roti jala squeeze bottle for this recipe.
If you think having rice with curry is getting a little boring, why not give this a try? I thought it was quite fun to make roti jala because you can create different patterns or shapes as you like. ๐
Roti Jala Recipe
Ingredients (makes 12-14 pieces)
115g plain flour
2 eggs
1 cup low fat milk
1 tbsp olive oil + extra for greasing pan
pinch of salt
Instructions
1. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, olive oil and salt.
2. Sift flour into the egg mixture and stir till batter is smooth. Strain the batter through a sieve to remove lumps if any.
3. Pour the batter into a roti jala bottle.
4. Lightly grease a frying pan with olive oil. Squeeze the batter over the pan in a lacy pattern to form a circular shape.
5. Cook for 30 seconds or till the pancake turns golden brown. Using a spatula, fold the pancake into quarters and remove from pan.
6. Repeat until all the batter is used up.
7. Serve with chicken or mutton curry.
So yummy. ?
Thanks Chitra ๐ It was a good meal ๐
these are some very fancy looking pancakes! and I am wondering how come Malaysian and Urdu (Pakistani) languages be so similar….a flat bread is called roti and jala means net or web in Urdu ๐
Thanks ๐ I guess it’s because Malaysian cuisine is greatly influenced by the different racial groups and cultures like the Indians and Malays so it’s not surprising to know there’s somewhat an overlap ๐ It’s the same case in Singapore too where food is ‘globalised’, haha. ๐
Nice! Just made kottu roti at my house. Would these be appropriate for that dish?
Gina
Probably not as these are quite delicate and will fall apart quite easily because they are so thin ๐
This roti looks so interesting! Love it!