{"id":2922,"slug":"roti-jala-malaysian-lacy-pancakes","title":"Roti Jala (Malaysian Lacy Pancakes)","description":"Roti jala are thin and lacy Malaysian pancakes. They are typically served—like other kinds of roti—with savory dishes like curries. Many versions use coconut milk, but this one uses water.","ingredients_raw":["4 cups wheat flour","3 cups water","2 standard eggs","2 tsp fine salt","A few drops of food coloring (desired color; optional)"],"ingredients_norm":["wheat flour","water","standard egg","fine salt","few drops of food coloring"],"steps":["Combine all the ingredients in a blender, and blend until you get a well-combined batter. Over-blending will produce excess foam.","Let the batter rest for 30 minutes.","Transfer the batter to a squeeze-bottle with a nozzle (see notes).","Heat a skillet over medium-high heat.","If necessary, use a paper towel to lightly grease the pan with some oil.","Use the squeeze bottle to drizzle batter over the surface of the pan in a swirling, lacy pattern.","Let the pancake cook just until dry—avoid excessive coloration.","Remove from the pan, transfer to a plate, and roll or fold up.","Repeat the cooking process until you have used up all the batter.","Serve warm."],"categories":["Pancake recipes","Recipes for pancakes","Malaysian recipes","Recipes using milk","Recipes using egg","Recipes using wheat flour","Recipes using salt","Recipes using food coloring"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":60,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Roti_Jala_(Malaysian_Lacy_Pancakes)","source_ref":"4519161","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Roti_Jala_(Malaysian_Lacy_Pancakes)&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"fcabf9106a1b25f3572cb03a67f020079c9efa1a8ca3d0da87da9bd3e25328cc","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:19Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:19Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/roti-jala-malaysian-lacy-pancakes"}