Sweet Thai Roti Recipes

SWEET THAI ROTI

Steps:

• Sift the flour into a hill on a clean surface.
• Make a well in the middle and add in egg, melted butter, ice water and salt.
• Use your hand to incorporate the mixture into a dough. Knead until the dough is soft and form into balls about the size of a duck's egg.
• Roll lightly in oil and let rest for three hours.
• When you are ready to make the roti, roll each ball of dough as thin as it will go, forming a flat disk. Make a pile as you go.
• Warm frying pan at high heat. Add in oil. Place in the roti, flatten with heavy plate if it puffs up.
• Fry until light golden brown on both sides. Remove the roti from the pan, sprinkle with a little sugar and drizzle with the sweetened condensed milk.

SWEET ROTI

Steps:

• Combine both flours, the sugar, salt, and 1 tablespoon of the oil in a bowl and stir with your hands to mix. With one hand, gradually add the water to the flour mixture while mixing everything together with the other hand, halting the addition of water when a shaggy ball of dough has formed that cleans the bottom and sides of the bowl. (Be sure not to use more than 3⁄4 cup water.)
• Divide the dough into four equal portions (a kitchen scale helps here), then form each portion into-this is crucial-a smooth, crack-free ball.
• Place the balls in a food storage container with a lid. Pour the remaining 2 tablespoons oil over the dough balls and flip them around so they are evenly coated with the oil. Cover the container and refrigerate for 48 hours. The dough needs to come to room temperature before it can be used.
• Put a roti dough ball in the middle of a large work surface, making sure it is surrounded by at least 6 inches of empty space on all sides. Using a rolling pin or the heel of your palm, flatten the dough into a 4-inch round of even thickness. Gently stretch the dough as thinly and as evenly as possible. The easiest way to do this is to pull from the center and work your way toward the edges, pressing the edges down against the work surface to secure the initial stretch, then stretching again until you have a large, paper-thin round (the edges will be slightly thicker than the middle, but as long as they are no more than 1⁄4 inch thick, don't sweat it). The round should be 15 to 18 inches in diameter. Leave the dough there for now.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the ghee in a 10-to 12-inch frying pan over medium heat. When the ghee is hot, quickly fold all four edges of the stretched dough toward the middle to form a roughly 5-inch square. Holding the square by the top corners, quickly lay it, seam side down, in the hot frying pan. Fry, pressing down the dough with a spatula as you go, until golden brown on the underside, about 2 minutes. Flip the square and fry, adding another 1 tablespoon of ghee to form a shallow pool of oil (not to keep the roti from sticking to the pan, but to ensure flakiness), until the second side is golden brown, about 2 minutes longer. Transfer to a plate, seam side up. Drizzle about 1 tablespoon or slightly more of the condensed milk evenly over the surface and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of the sugar, then roll up the roti like a yoga mat. Repeat with the remaining dough, condensed milk, and sugar. Enjoy while still warm and crisp.

ROTI

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients
• With one hand, slowly drizzle 1/2 to 2/3 cup of water into the bowl, a few tablespoons at a time. With your other hand, mix the water into the flour in a circular motion; then, begin kneading the dough as it starts to form. Stop adding water when the dough is stiff and elastic but not sticky (more flour may be added if the dough gets too wet).
• Form the dough into four balls, cover with a dish towel and let rest on a floured board for 15 to 30 minutes.
• When the fillings are ready (the recipes follow), roll out one dough ball into a 10-inch round on a well-floured surface. The rolled-out roti should have the feel of a damp washcloth. (If it doesn't, then the dough hasn't set long enough. Punch the round back into a ball and let rest for an additional 15 minutes.)
• Grease a flat iron griddle or skillet with 1 to 2 tablespoons of the oil or ghee. Place over high heat until a drop of water sizzles when dropped in the pan. Reduce the heat to medium high and place the dough on the griddle or skillet. Moving from the edges of the roti inward, spread 1 teaspoon of the melted ghee onto the dough, rubbing the oil in with the back of a wooden spoon. The dough will begin to bubble and release steam.
• After 1 minute, turn the roti over and cook the other side for about 1 additional minute. The finished roti will be floppy, and a light golden color. Place on a warm platter and cover with a towel. Repeat with remaining three dough balls, adding additional ghee to the pan as necessary.
• To make a roti sandwich, place the bread on a plate and add a generous portion of filling (each recipe below divides equally into 4 rotis) to the middle. Fold up the top and bottom ends of the bread till they meet, then fold up the two side flaps to form a square envelope. Serve immediately.