Homemade Roti John By Using White Bread

Roti John is a famous street food in Malaysia. It consists of long hot dog bread and filled with egg mixed with meat, some herbs and spices and sauces. Cheese is also added on the costumer's request. The price is around RM5 to RM10 depends on the filling. The filling usually are egg with beef or chicken, and extra price for addition of cheese.

Whenever I crave for roti john in the morning or when I did not go out I just make a simple one at home by using available ingredients. Here is a simpler version of roti john which just using egg without meat. Personally I prefer this version a bit because the bread used (white bread slices) are thinner. I also included the additional method on how to add meat in it.

Ingredients

• 2 slices of bread, or 1 hot dog bun.
• 1 egg
• 1/2 onion
• 1/2 green chili or bell pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon chopped Chinese Celery (optional)
• 1 teaspoon curry spice mix
• Minced cabbage, and sliced onion
• Chili sauce
• Black pepper sauce
• Mayonnaise
• Cheese
• 2 tablespoon cooking oil

Methods

• Mince or thinly slice onion and chili.
• Mix them with egg and celery.
• Add in 1/4 teaspoon salt and curry spice mix
• Mix well. Heat the cooking in a pan.
• Scoop the egg mix and shape according to the bread shape. 
• Take a slice of bread and put on the egg. 
• Wait until the egg is cooked and golden and flip the bread to cook the bread surface. 
• Then fold the bread to half. Cook both of the bread surface before removing it from the pan. 
• Add the fresh minced cabbage,lettuce and sliced onion, chili sauce, black pepper sauce, mayonnaise and cheese in the middle while it is still hot. Any of these are optional. I just add chili sauce at home. 
• Cut into small pieces and serve.

Using hot dog bun

• You can use hot dog bun but don't slice the bun to the edge. Leave a little part intact so your bread can be opened like a book. 
• When pouring the egg, pour it in the shape of two hot dog bun surface. 
• Open the bun showing both of the sliced surfaces and top it on the egg.
• Then flip to cook the bread top and bottom. Fold the bread into the shape of hot dog bread and cook it again on both surface until it become a bit crispy and golden. 
• Remove from the pan. 

Methods

Method 2 (with beef or chicken)

• If you want to add beef or chicken fry or saute 3 tablespoon minced meat, you can add curry powder or black pepper powder and a little bit salt to it. 
• Then cool it a little and add it to the egg mix. Then you can follow the above instructions.