Malaysia

Roti John

Name: Roti John
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Malaysia
Ingredients: 2 Long rolls; 3 Eggs; 200 g Minced meat (beef or chicken); 1 Onion; 1 tsp Curry powder; 2 tbsp Vegetable oil; to serve Chilli sauce & mayonnaise

Malay egg-and-mince sandwich

Roti john is a Malay-Singaporean street food: a long bread soaked with an egg-and-mince mixture and fried on the griddle.

The name dates to colonial times, when the dish was offered to Western guests (“John”) as a cheap take on the hamburger.

Servings2

Time25 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Long rolls2
Eggs3
Minced meat (beef or chicken)200 g
Onion1
Curry powder1 tsp
Vegetable oil2 tbsp
Chilli sauce & mayonnaiseto serve

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Whisk eggs with the mince, onion and curry powder.
Cut the rolls lengthwise.
Press the cut face into the egg mixture.
Fry egg-side down in the pan until crisp.
Drizzle with chilli sauce and mayonnaise, serve.

Make it original

Curry powder and chilli sauce for roti john are in the Asia Boutique.

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