Before I start this post, can I say for the record that I’m not saying all these because Casuarina Curry Restaurant invited us?
I’m a huge fan of their crispy pratas, teh tahrik and chicken masala, have been a regular there since forever, and it is my favourite place for roti prata EVER.
Ok, just need to get that out first.
Now you can imagine how stoked I was when they got us to attend their prata-making workshop.
Don’t play play, ok. Prata restaurants like them have blogger relations and can also make prata experts out of you.
My kids were equally thrilled, having also tasted their crispy plain pratas, egg pratas, plaster pratas and tissue pratas on many a breakfast outing with the husband and me. And they couldn’t wait to get their hands on the dough and learn how to flip them!
And so to the restaurant at Upper Thomson we went.
Before we began, we met our Master Teacher, Uncle Babu, had our hands all scrubbed and cleaned, and watched a demo by the Master himself…
First, a demo by the Master
Then we proceeded to oil the dough and knead it with the ball of our palms…
Ben kneading
And now it’s Becks’ turn to knead
And learned the really tricky technique of flipping the prata dough!
Flipping our dough! (ft. Becks, Ben, Mom-in-law, Motherkao with Uncle Babu)
It looks easy but I assure it is nothing like what it looks. Apparently, the prata dough must be flipped only with the wrist of the left hand while the right hand does not move; and it must be done swiftly and deftly.
And clearly, our DNA would have none of such talent.
The kids know it, and they ended up making Zorro masks with huge holes.
And then there were holes !
And we all had a good laugh!
Not experts, but a photo with the expert
When we were finally done, we were presented with a certificate. Then it was time to eat! We sat down for a hearty meal of pratas, masalas and teh tahriks.
We did a better job eating than flipping, that’s for sure.
We are, afterall, CERTIFIED (not)!
Our very delish food
What a feast it was indeed!
Prata for dinner!
To the folks at Casuarina Curry Restaurant: all you prata masters rock! I love your food and the fact that everything you serve is made with so much pride at such affordable prices. Thank you for having us on such a crazily busy Saturday evening!
The ever-entertaining Prata Masters behind the glass window
To Uncle Babu who impressed us with your skills of flipping pratas, the kids had a wonderful time and first experience that evening. This is a drawing from Becks the day after, and it’s specially dedicated to you.
Becks and Uncle Babu: Her prata has many holes, as you can see!
For $15, you can attend a 2-hour prata making workshop and enjoy an all-you-can-eat prata-buffet (plain pratas only) with one free drink. Top up an additional $5 and you can enjoy an all-you-can-eat prata-buffet of assorted pratas with one free drink. I say, this is a must-try for prata lovers and young children, and a good place to bring our foreigner friends should they come for a visit!
And because I shared this with you, if you can’t finish what you ordered at your all-you-can-eat-prata buffet after the workshop, you know who to call!
Disclosure: We were invited to Casuarina Curry Restaurant for their Prata-Making Workshop. The kind folks at Casuarina picked up the tab and no monetary compensation was received. All opinions here are Motherkao’s own.
2 Comments
Looks so fun! Thanks for sharing!
It was, Kless! Bring your girls!