roti canai

American  

[roh-tee chuh-nahy] / ˈroʊ ti tʃəˈnaɪ /

noun

1. a layered, unleavened flatbread similar to paratha, popular in Malaysia, Singapore, and other Southeast Asian countries.

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Etymology

Origin of roti canai

First recorded in 1970–75; roti ( def. ) + Malay canai “to roll (dough) thin”

Example Sentences

At Laut, chef Yup serves classic dishes like nasi lemak, rendang beef, asam laksa and roti canai.

From Salon

Slices of roasted duck and scallions, bundled in the Indian-inspired flatbread roti canai and striped with hoisin and oyster sauce, bring to mind good Peking duck rolls.

From Washington Post

Recommended Dishes Roti canai; fish head curry; char kway teow; mee goreng; nasi lemak; Sarawak pepper chicken soup; kaya roti; three-layer tea.

From New York Times

Here was beef braised seemingly forever in coconut milk, beautifully slumped with all its knots undone, making a virtue of indolence; fish and shrimp paste spread inside crinkly rectangles of tofu skin and slipped into a bowl of curry laksa, the soup’s surface flecked with melted fat; and fish heads mobbed by okra and eggplant in a curry so luxurious, I couldn’t stop dragging strips of roti canai through it and watching them turn to gold.

From New York Times

That roti canai alone: The dough is stretched by hand until tissue-thin, and then flipped, folded twice over and gently twirled into a circle.

From New York Times