Roti Canai

Roti John

Roti John

Ingredients

Makes 2

• 1 onion, finely chopped
• vegetable oil, for frying
• 7oz (200g) ground lamb mince
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 2 fresh green chilies, or to taste, sliced (seeded or not is up to you) 2 tsp curry powder
• sea salt and black pepper, to taste
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 small soft, white sub-shaped rolls (or, failing that, small lengths of baguette), split in half Ketchup or hot chili sauce, to serve Gently soften the onion in a little vegetable oil in a frying pan, then add the lamb, garlic, chilies, and curry powder. Cook, stirring, until the meat is browned and cooked through. Set the meat mixture aside in a bowl, leaving the frying pan on the heat. Add salt and pepper to the meat mixture, then stir in the eggs.

Method

1. Press some of the meaty egg mixture onto the cut side of each rol half, then quickly flip each one, meat-side down, into the frying pan
2. Cook for a few minutes, until the meaty egg mixture is caramelized
3. Invert onto plates and zigzag some ketchup or hot chili sauce (or both) over the top
4. Serve at once