Name: Roti Jala with Malaysian Chicken Curry recipe by Shuchita Verma at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Ingredients for the chicken curry:; 1 large sized onion, sliced finely; 1 inch ginger, chopped; 4 cloves of garlic, chopped; 2 tbsp curry powder; 2 inch cinnamon stick; 3 cardamom pods; 4 cloves; 1 star anise; Chicken on the bone (preferable) about 500 gms; 2 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed; 3/4 cup coconut milk; Salt to taste; 3/4 cup water; 2-3 tbsp oil; 10-15 curry leaves, gelugur/tamarind; For the roti jala:; 1 cup all purpose flour; 1 lightly beaten egg; 1/4 tsp each of salt and turmeric powder; 2/3 cup coconut milk; 3/4 cup water

ABOUT Roti Jala with Malaysian Chicken Curry RECIPE

This is very interesting Malaysian dish. I was very inquisitive to find how roti jala is made and how it tastes with curry. I saw a few videos online to see how it was made and the results were awesome.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Ingredients for the chicken curry:
1 large sized onion, sliced finely
1 inch ginger, chopped
4 cloves of garlic, chopped
2 tbsp curry powder
2 inch cinnamon stick
3 cardamom pods
4 cloves
1 star anise
Chicken on the bone (preferable) about 500 gms
2 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
3/4 cup coconut milk
Salt to taste
3/4 cup water
2-3 tbsp oil
10-15 curry leaves, gelugur/tamarind
For the roti jala:
1 cup all purpose flour
1 lightly beaten egg
1/4 tsp each of salt and turmeric powder
2/3 cup coconut milk
3/4 cup water

Instructions

Mix the ingredients of roti jala with a whisk in a bowl so that no lumps remain. Strain it through a sieve and fill up a nozzled bottle similar to what you would use to make jalebis.
Heat a pan and sprinkle some oil on it. Wipe off any excess oil just as you would while making dosas. Now press the batter on to the pan, first in one direction then in the other, repeatedly so as to make a grid pattern on the pan.
Cook it on a medium heat. You will know it is done when the sides start to peel off easily from the pan. Then take it on a plate and fold. Repeat this process to make more in a similar fashion.
To prepare the Malaysian chicken curry, heat oil in a kadhai, put in the sliced onions, ginger and garlic. Saute till the onions change colour. Now add in the whole garam masalas.
Throw in the curry powder and saute. Put in the chicken pieces and cook on a high heat to get colour on them, then add in the cubed potatoes and fry. Now pour in water, cover and cook till the potatoes are done.
Add salt to taste. Then pour in the coconut milk, cover and cook till the oil separates itself. Add in gelugur (I added tamarind), then add in the curry leaves and cover. Turn the flame off.
Serve this roti jala hot!

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