Thai Roti with Condensed Milk 🫓🥛

Description

Flaky Thai street style roti, stretched thin, pan crisped in butter, and finished with glossy sweetened condensed milk for that iconic Bangkok night market bite that feels premium and addictive. 🍯

Hook ✨

If you want a Thai dough recipe that is highly searched and instantly restaurant worthy, this roti delivers real layers, real crunch, and the classic sweet finish in one hot pan. ✨

Ingredients

• Dough
• 🌾 320 g all purpose flour (2⅔ cups / 11.3 oz)
• 🧂 4 g fine salt (¾ tsp / 0.14 oz)
• 🍬 25 g sugar (2 tbsp / 0.9 oz)
• 🥚 1 large egg (1)
• 🥛 180 ml warm water (¾ cup / 6 fl oz)
• 🛢️ 30 ml neutral oil (2 tbsp / 1 fl oz)
• For layering and frying
• 🧈 80 g unsalted butter, melted, plus more for the pan (6 tbsp / 2.8 oz)
• 🛢️ 30 ml neutral oil, for hands and resting (2 tbsp / 1 fl oz)
• Finish
• 🥛 90 ml sweetened condensed milk (6 tbsp / 3 fl oz)
• 🍫 10 g cocoa powder, optional (2 tbsp / 0.35 oz)
• 🍌 240 g banana, optional sliced, 2 medium (2 cups / 8.5 oz)

Preparation

1. 1️⃣ Mix the dough
2. Combine flour, salt, and sugar, add egg, warm water, and neutral oil, mix 2 min until a shaggy dough forms. 🥣
3. 2️⃣ Knead smooth
4. Knead 6 min until smooth and elastic, it should feel soft, not sticky. ✋
5. 3️⃣ Portion
6. Divide into 8 balls, about 70 g each (2.5 oz), coat lightly with oil so they do not dry out. 🛢️
7. 4️⃣ Rest long
8. Cover and rest 60 min at room temp so stretching becomes easy and the roti turns flaky. ⏳
9. 5️⃣ Stretch thin
10. Oil hands and a work surface, flatten 1 ball, then stretch and pull into a very thin sheet, almost see through. 🫓
11. 6️⃣ Layer and fold
12. Brush with melted butter, fold the sheet into a long strip, then coil into a snail and tuck the end under, rest 5 min. 🧈
13. 7️⃣ Roll and pan fry
14. Roll the coil into a 18 cm circle (7 in), heat a pan on medium, add butter, cook 2 min per side until golden and crisp. 🔥
15. 8️⃣ Finish and serve
16. Cut into squares, drizzle condensed milk, optional cocoa, serve hot, optional banana for Thai banana roti. 🥛

Total Time

⏱️ Prep: 20 min
🔥 Cook/Bake: 20 min
🛋️ Rest: 65 min
⏰ Total: 105 min

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