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Dreamy Supper

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While many were sleeping, party people from the now defunct 11 L.A. Disco used to cross the river for this dream supper at 4 am. It was the original and the best “Roti Banjir Special” (Flooded Indian Pancake) in the business

Two soft-boiled eggs hovering gently over a shredded piece of roti canai (flour pancake) flooded with dahl (lentil bean stew) and topped off with a dash of spicy sambal (chilli condiment).

Always consistent, the eggs were perfect with the smooth whites tasting like custard and the runny yolk was delicately encased until you spill it to fuse with the rest. Heavenly!

The cooks I used to know have retired and gone back to India. The stall is still there though, popular as ever. They still serve the same Roti Banjir Special. Give it a try when you are shopping at the Midnight Pasar Ramadan in that area.

Mansion Tea House is at Selangor Mansion Flats, Jalan Bunus, off Jalan Masjid India.

Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f1.4, 1/80 sec.

Dreamy Supper - Roti Banjir Special

Roti Telur

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For me, a good Roti Telur is one with crispy but lightly burnt skin fused generously with tantalising eggs. The fluffy mixture inside should be garnished sparingly with fried onion bits. The recipe may be simple but there is surprising variety in quality and taste.

One very good place to sample Roti Telur is a stall in the MBBJ Medan Selera in SS 3/33. The stall (with no name) is numbered 4, 5 and 6 and is run by an Indian family. Apart from the delicious Roti Telur (as shown in picture below), they serve authentic putu mayam and vadai (among other breakfast food).

Roti Telur is the egg-added variation of the popular dough-based dish known locally as Roti Canai. The circular flatbread is known as Roti Prata in Singapore. At the stall I mentioned, it is served on a circular metal tray with compartments for dhal (lentil and bean stew) and spicy curry gravy and sambal paste (a spicy chili pepper condiment).

Roti Telur