In Singapore roti prata is bought at nearly each meals centre, very cheaply obtainable at about $1 a chunk. I’ve beloved these ever since I used to be a child and it is one thing I’ve missed so much since shifting away.
Conceptually they’re straightforward to make. White flour is combined with salt and water, rested, then stretched considerably acrobatically, oiled with ghee, folded into an envelope (or twisted and spiralled) and fried on a scorching pan with extra ghee.
For the novice at residence, the issue is understanding how moist the dough ought to really feel earlier than it’s rested (and the way lengthy it’s rested) in order to have the most effective stability between rigidity and provides in the course of the stretching stage.
This time I received actually shut by way of style and texture and solely as a result of issues received just a little haywire. I made a 55% hydration dough with my all-purpose 11g protein white flour (additionally added salt) and meant to let this relaxation for about 15 hours or so earlier than making them. Nonetheless issues received in the best way and it grew to become 30 hours!
After 30 hours, the dough was extraordinarily slack, however may nonetheless be stretched very nicely with out tearing.
The truth is the stretching was easy as a result of the dough was so relaxed. After stretching, I drizzled some ghee throughout, folded it up like an envelope, then fried it on the pan with just a little ghee.
Style-wise this was spot-on: undoubtedly the closest that I’ve gotten to what they promote again residence. The lengthy relaxation undoubtedly contributed to this, and I used to be fortunate that temperatures didn’t soar within the kitchen.
Very happy to have stretched (lol) this to the bounds. We had this with a easy rooster tomato curry: onion-garlic-ginger blended right into a paste, then sauteed with cardamom, cloves, fennel seeds, cumin, floor coriander seeds, turmeric, chilli, then boiled with tomatoes, sauteed rooster items, potato and curry leaves. The kiddos had their pratas plain with sugar as a deal with!
