Malaysian Murtabak (Mamak Omelette Pancake) is a traditional Malaysian recipe for a classic street food dish of a chicken omelette that's folded between two roti flatbreads and fried to finish. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Malaysian version of: Mamak Omelette Pancake (Malaysian Murtabak).
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This is the Malay version of Arabic murtabak. To be accurate, this is the street food or mamak (Indian Moslem street stall) version. Traditionally it’s stuffed in a soft pastry like roti canai, but it can be made with spring roll pastry (which gives a crispier finish). Whichever pastry you use it should be around 12.5cm2 (5 square inches) in size. This style of murtabak is also prepared in Singapore.
Ingredients:
4 eggs
2 tbsp fish curry powder
4 tbsp white sugar
2 tsp salt
8 tbsp diced boiled potatoes
8 tbsp onions, diced
4 chilli slices
4 tbsp crisp-fried shallots
8 tbsp boiled chicken, shredded
4 tbsp spring onions (shredded into strips)
8 roti canai
oil for frying
Method:
Break the eggs into a bowl and whisk in the the curry powder, sugar and salt then stir in the potatoes, onions, chilli, shallots, chicken and spring onions.
Heat oil in a frying pan, then add ¼ of the egg mixture and fry as you would an omelette. Cook on the first side until nicely browned then flip over (this is heavily loaded so it may have a tendency to break up — don’t worry). Cook on the second side until golden then carefully transfer to a plate. Cook the remaining three omelettes.
Trim the roti canai neatly then take two. Place one on your work surface and sit the omelette in the middle. Cover with the second roti canai then fold the edges over to seal (make sure the corners are well sealed), making sure that the parcels are tight. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling.
Heat up your frying pan and add in just a little oil and when hot carefully put in the murtabak, making sure you put the seam side down. Fry for a few minutes until golden then carefully flip over.
To serve, cut each murtabak into triangles and serve with sweet chilli sauce or curry sauce.
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