Roti Bakar Kacang Phool Penang

25 October 2015

A few weeks ago I saw a friend recommended a special roti bakar (toast) on Facebook. So today with all in the family available (sometimes kids have activities) and I don’t have sketchwalk due to haze, we decided to try this out as our Sunday breakfast. The stall is located at a newly completed foodcourt at a new residential area between Tesco Tanjung Tokong and Island Plaza.

The roti bakar was a thick slice of specially ordered custom made loaf, buttered and lightly toasted. What made it special was instead of the usual toast with butter and kaya, the roti was served with a type of gravy (cooked with kacang parang/ broad beans) call Kacang Phool, which was derived from the Middle Eastern dish known as Foul Medammas. You may either have beef or chicken in the gravy, which was served top with a sunny-side egg, some green chillies, chopped onions and a slice of lime. It was something we have not tried before, an alternative to eating toast with kaya and butter. A set of Roti Bakar Kacang Phool costs RM5.00.

The stall’s FB page says that they are the first, the one and only in Penang. The young and friendly lady boss told me the Kacang Phool they serve is her mother’s secret recipe. Other than Kacang Phool, they also serve Roti Jala and Fujitas.