Roti Canai at Bunana

 

Roti Canai and Teh Tarik, they come hand to hand… it’s like you can’t have one without another.

I work in Seminyak area, and I live in Jimbaran. So almost everyday I have to pass Jl. Kerobokan. I know about this place a long time ago, but it’s been a while that I haven’t dropped by and say hi to the dude who could make this great roti canai.

At first, I was interested by the sign, Bunana Roti Canai dan Teh Tarik. Bunana, sounds like Bu’ Nana (Mrs. Nana) .. or Banana… sounds funny…but Roti Canai is something that’s rarely found in Bali.

So there I went in, the first time with my husband, and it was raining, so we stopped by and ordered some hot teh tarik for ourselves. For a warung in Seminyak area, the price is actually affordable, it’s Rp.7500 for the normal hot teh tarik, and Rp.8500 for hot teh tarik with cinnamon or cardamon. I ‘m talking of a large glass here. They also serve the teh tarik cold, but I just find it better when it’s hot… it kinda gives a warm tingly feeling to your stomach.

The warung is not so big, there are only three tables with long wooden benches. It’s very simple and homey.. but everyone who works there are very friendly with sincere smiles, so you do feel like home.

If you look at the menu, they have an extensive kinds of roti canai, from the plain ones, to the ones with apples and cinnamon. They’re all good. People have different taste, some likes the sweet kinds, some likes the salted ones. I like both  The range of prices are Rp.6000 to Rp.12.000.

If you ordered a plain roti canai, I suggest you also order a portion of curry to go with it. There are three different kinds of curries, chicken, mutton, and vegetable. The range of prices from Rp.10.000 – Rp.12.000

Beside the roti canai, they also have Indian Martabak, it’s pretty much the same dough as roti canai but cooked with eggs and some onion, served with some curry. Started from Rp.12.000. Yummy, somehow reminds me of Martabak Har from South Sumatera, but it’s not very close just the presentation quite the same… I still prefer Martabak Har. (This one I haven’t found in Bali)

Now, Bunana Roti Canai has a more addition to their menu list, such as nasi kuning (safron rice), and more beverages such as lassie and sumatran juice (it’s a juice made up of what we call terong belanda hmm.. literally translated netherland eggplant, don’t know what its called in English, but Indonesians sure know it)

This is another surprise about this place, since this has become known to the Seminyak crowd, We had this chef of new fine dining restaurant in Jl.Petitenget (it’s the same chef who was in another fine dining fusion restaurant near by, he then decided to open his own eatery, he was also nominated by a local magazine as a superstar chef…. I’m not gonna tell names), he said that he learned to make roti canai from Bunana’s chef! can you believe that?? a superstar chef, learning to make roti canai from a chef in a warung, so… even he admits that Bunana Roti Canai is definetely a definition for Roti Canai.

Here’s a shot of Roti Canai and the girl who made us that calming teh tarik… I forced my professional photographer friend, Rio Pranoto, to take this pics, just like any other pics you see at this page