Thursday, July 29, 2010
Food In Singapore 16: Roti Prata

In this blog post I will be posting about a popular Indian delicacy, Roti Prata.

What is Roti Prata?
Roti Prata is a round pancake that originated from India. There are two main types of the dish - a smaller but crispy version as well as a flatter and fluffier version. The dish is usually eaten with fish or mutton curry, or with sugar. Although roti prata is consumed at any time of the day in Singapore, many people prefer to eat it in the morning or late night, at 24 hour outlets.

Roti Prata can have no filling (known as a plain prata) or have fillings such as egg, garlic, banana, chocolate, durian or cheese.



Preparing the Prata
The Prata is prepared by flipping the dough into a large thin layer before folding the outside edges inwards. In the process of flipping the chef may choose to sprinkle some oil over the surface of the dough. The dough will then be heated on a hot plate. Flavourings or toppings, if ordered, can be added either before or after it is flipped, depending on the flavourings or the desired outcome.

Before the order is placed, the dough is in the form of a ball and it is placed by the side.



Personal Opinion
Roti Prata is an interesting dish. I think it’s the only Indian dish that can incorporate so many different types of fillings and still taste nice.

Personally I prefer eating roti prata at night, rather than eating it at the morning. Because there’s so much oil in roti prata, eating it in the morning is bad. (However, eating it at night as supper will make you fat).

Next, I prefer eating my prata with curry than sugar. This is because I prefer spicy food to sweet food. Furthermore, I think that the taste of prata does not go well with sugar, but this is just a personal opinion.

Regarding the filling of the prata, I personally prefer cheese and egg prata. To me, all the rest of the prata don’t taste as nice, with the exception of plain prata, because it just taste plain and boring. Cheeze and egg prata taste good and it goes well with curry too.

Food for Thought

Many Singaporeans prefer to eat Roti Prata in the early morning or late at night. What time of the day do you usually eat Roti Prata? Is there a specific reason to it?

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roti_prata
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http://thatasianfoodproject.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/roti-prata.jpg