Roti Canai @Roti Canai Argyll Road, Penang

To be honest, I am not a great fan of Roti Canai ... first, I don't see the nutritional value in it (... heheh as if).  Second, few years back I saw workers in a very famous chain of mamak restaurant in Damansara Town Centre KL, peeing at a carpark bay, without washing their hands and proceed with the usual kneaded and flapping the roti canai dough ... euwwww.

However, on my first week in Penang (almost end of April 2010), my fellow colleagues introduced me to this Roti Canai Argyll Road. The easier way to get here is turning left from Penang Road. According to them, the owners previously operated their business in a hut, under a ketapang tree. And when business become so good, they moved to this building. Not sure whether they own it or not. The shop cleanliness is acceptable, a bit warm and oily from all the roti canai stall.

 

Hehehe ... since this was not my first time here and perhaps too use to people taking their photos already, Abang Mamak smile widely while flipping the roti canai. Back to the roti canai story ... Okay, though I told them that I am not a great fan of roti canai, my new colleagues suggested that I tried the Roti Telur (or simply translated the Egg Bread). Not to offend them, I just let them ordered me a plate of roti telur gulai daging ala banjir style.

I've checked several food blogs about this outlet and most blogger actually prefer the Roti Telur. By the way, there is another famous roti canai stall around the corner at Transfer Road which I will also feature later with updated pictures in this blog.

So taraaa ... this is how the roti telur with gulai daging banjir style looked like. As a non-Penangites and non-mamak food fan, I would say this roti telur is very nice. The roti telur is not too crisp too my liking and with certain degree of fluffiness which quite uncommon in roti canai. For those who frequent mamak outlets, the curry and dhal (chickpeas) gravy that accompany the roti canai has a certain not too powdery and not too overpowering curry taste. In fact, if I taste it correctly, I could detect faint taste of cinnamon. 

 

One of my friends, who is an anak mami herself, complained that the dhall gravy was quite diluted. However, to me it was quite okay and as a non roti canai fan (and of course an anak mummy), this is very good (again ... I don't receive any payment whatsoever from the owner for the repeated compliments). In fact, it is a yummy contrast compared to many of the roti canai stalls that is mushrooming in KL. By the way, the mutton curry gravy is also another must try.

 

This is the close shot. Fluffy and yummy...  the address of the shop is 67 Argyll Road (enter from Penang Road). GPS coordinate ... aiyo so "bodo" with this thing. Will update later.