Roti prata

Roti prata

Plain roti prata (left) and egg prata (centre), with a bowl of chicken curry on the side
Type	Pancake
Place of origin	Singapore and Malaysia
Region or state	Singapore and Malaysia (known as Roti canai)
Creator	Indian Singaporeans and Malaysian Indian

Roti prata is a fried flatbread that is cooked over a flat grill. It is usually served with a vegetable- or meat-based curry and is from Malaysia and Singapore. Prata is also commonly cooked upon request with cheese, onion, banana, red bean, chocolate, mushroom or egg. It is listed at number 45 in the World's 50 most delicious foods readers' poll compiled by CNN Go in 2011.

Roti prata is prepared by flipping the dough into a large thin layer before folding the outside edges inwards. The dough is cooked on a flat round iron pan measuring about three feet in diameter. Other ingredients such as cooked mutton, onion and egg, cheese, banana, as well as instant noodles, if desired, are added into the dough during the cooking process, which lasts two to three minutes. Prata is commonly served with a fish- or chicken-based curry. Some people also eat it with mutton curry or dhaal. Some people prefer to eat it with sugar.

The prata has always been known as parotta or paratha in South Asia, while it is usually known as roti canai in other countries such as Malaysia.