Roti King’s greatest hits to make at home - Sugen Gopal, the man behind London’s cult Malaysian restaurant Roti King, shares ...

They look like dishes from Tamil Nadu but they have a very Malaysian touch. At both Roti King and Gopal’s Corner, you must get through a huge amount of roti – how hard is it to make?

Gopal made me practise (the same way he had as a 14-year-old) with a damp towel. I hooked my left thumb under one side and slid the fingers of my right hand under the other then lifted, swirled and ...

Since then, Gopal’s Corner – and several other outlets, his newest in Brighton – have opened and now he’s released his debut cookbook, Roti King. Here are two of his recipes to make at home.