Was going past Tekka Centre and got to learn about a new stall that has opened up in the area where most of the Indian / Muslim stalls within the food centre are situated. Roti Kari is a pretty new entrant to the market; their Tekka Centre location isn’t their only outlet around the island however — they do have another stall that is situated at Pasar 16 Bedok which they operate from as well. It is noted that Roti Kari is a little bit of a social enterprise that “train and equip ex-offenders with the craft of bread-making and the business skills to one day run their own hawker stalls”; the establishment being one that is supported by the President’s Challenge. Being a bakery stall, Roti Kari has its variety of bakes displayed prominently within the display case in the stall — this would include a line-up of buns, Shokupans and Muffins that comes in various flavours to choose from.

One look at the Butter Chicken Bun and it is pretty obvious that Roti Kari’s direction for their curry breads seems to be inspired by that of the Japanese curry doughnuts (i.e. Kare Pan). Whilst there is a similarity to the Kare Pan where Roti Kari’s curry breads does make use of panko crumbs on the exterior, it is well-noted that Roti Kari’s curry breads are not deep-fried but instead are baked liked how the usual curry tend to be. The consistency of the bun at Roti Kare can be described as pretty dense, though there is this chewy mouthfeel that one can also describe it as pretty fluffy as well — the added panko crumbs on the exterior gives it an additional crispness for an additional variance of textures. Inside, the bun is reasonably filled with Tandoori Chicken fillings – we did find the lack of tomato gravy here making the Butter Chicken Bread stray away from its namesake a little; that being said, the chunks of chicken were generously sized being all flavourful and delivers a good bite at the same time as well.