One of the benefits of being Tamil is a strong connection with Malaysia. For about thousand years, Tamils have traded with Malaysia. And for over 200 years Tamils have lived in Malaysia and made the country their home. So many of my friends and relatives live in Malaysia or have connections with the country. To me, that means easy access to Malaysian cooking ingredients and equipment! Just last week I had a roti jala (net bread) mould sent to me. Ive been experimenting with making roti jala and it turned out great – like a lacy, coconut flavored crepe. (You don’t really need the mould to make roti jala, you could just as well use a squeeze bottle.) I made a tofu curry to accompany the roti jala. The curry had enough Indian elements that it tasted familiar to me. At the same time, the soy sauce and lemon grass give it an exotic feel.
Roti Jala, Malaysian Net Bread. (Serve with Tofu and Broccoli Curry)
about 4-6 servings
All purpose flour – 2 cups
Egg – 1
Coconut milk – 1 1/4 cup
Water – 1 cup
Turmeric – 3/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Vegetable Oil
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Pass the batter through a strainer to remove any lumps.
Heat a non stick skillet and spray some oil or non stick spray. Use a roti jala mould or squeeze bottle and pour the batter onto the skillet making a lacy pattern (see video below by youtube user zuppe1e).
Cook till the bottom side is slightly brown. Fold the roti jala into four and remove from skillet.
Serve hot with Malaysian Tofu and Broccoli Curry
Dont have a Roti Jala mould?
You can buy a mould online through the Rasa Malaysia blog. Here is the link to Rasa Malaysia’s product page.
You can also easily make roti jalas with a squeeze bottle like this one:
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Whoa, this is totally new to me! But such a delicate pattern and super-simple ingredients means I’m going to be making this ASAP
Now all I have to do is find a squeeze bottle like that…
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I have never seen anything like that – so beautiful. And the curry is my favorite type of thing to eat so I have bookmarked that. Thank you!
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roti jala looks real pretty, i need to try this without the eggs
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Yep, I need to get a squeeze bottle too…loved it. Can I make it Vegan ?
BTW, Thanks for visiting my blog and for those sweet comments. I admire your photgraphs and to hear such good comments from you is a achievement for me
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this has to be the neatest creation i’ve seen in months and months–how impressive and unique! thanks for sharing.
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This is wonderful!
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I’ve never seen net bread before, but it is beautiful and sounds delicious! I’m glad to see that it can be made using something as simple as a squeeze bottle.
I’m glad you included the recipe for the tofu dish as well.
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i have seen this in a TV show but never tried looks so intresting will try now
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Thank you for posting this, I definitely want to give it a try. Both the bread and tofu dish look very tasty!
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wow thatz totally new to me. looks sooo delicious
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That looks so pretty…
But isn’t the curry too substantial and chunky for this lacy roti?
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Wow such an interesting recipe..Never heard of this..Thanks for sharing this recipe..
Hey you can send this to FIC Yellow Event
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Wow it looks very nice. I have tried this type of roti before but was not successful. Now you have encourage me to do it again. Thank u so much…..
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very interesting..looks beautiful..
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such a new thing,looks simply beautiful!
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the roti jala looks awesome!I want to make some soon! Do you think omitting the egg will affect the batter
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Rathna, Delhibelle & Veggie Wedgie, you can certainly make the roti jala without eggs. Just add 2 tbsp or so of corn startch or rice flour to the batter instead. Let me know how your eggless roti jalas turn out!
Laavanya, you're right, the roti jala was a bit too delicate for the curry. You cant pick up a tofu or broccoli piece using the roti jala (like you could with roti canai). We dipped the roti jala in the curry and ate the broccoli and tofu with a fork
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I tasted once but more close knitted net…. I got to try with squeeze bottle I do have one
The curry looks very creamy and delicious!
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Wow….just wow. That bread and curry both look awesome!
I recently read your comment on the chocolate with chili in it, I got it at my local supermarket, I think its from the brand: `Lindt` or maybe `lindor…would you like me to send you some, I`d be happy to!
Let me know!
trupti
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Wow! Never heard of this! Never saw Roti Jala..hmm..is this popular all over Malaysia..or certain areas? Mmm, looks really nice! I miss roti!
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I’m vegan so I’ll leave the egg out but that looks absolutely wonderful! It’s so pretty and it looks a bit crisp even. ^^
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