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Murtabak

Murtabak/MUR-tah-bahk/
Murtabak
About this dish

A stuffed, folded flatbread filled with minced meat, egg, and onion, pan-fried until crisp.

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Ingredients
🌾1 roti canai dough ball
🥩200g ground beef or chicken
🥚2 eggs, beaten
🧅1 onion, chopped
Method
Serves 4
1
Cook the ground meat with onion and curry spices.
2
Stretch the dough thin on a hot griddle.
3
Spread the meat filling and beaten egg over the dough.
4
Fold the dough over the filling into a square parcel.
5
Cook until golden and crisp on both sides, then slice and serve with curry sauce.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Murtabak reflects Malaysia's Indian Muslim culinary heritage, commonly sold at mamak stalls alongside roti canai.

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