Very interesting article -- I started a very small Malaysian, Asian, Fusion eating place where I am (NL). People over here are very family with Roti met Kip (Roti with curry chicken). This is a famous dish from Suriname. But the roti really is just our chapatti with dal fillings. And I am dying to show my customers here that in Malaysia, we have something much better -- roti chanai ! Of course I can buy frozen. But since my shop is a 'home-kitchen', I do not really want to do that.
I hope with the help of this well researched article, plus extensive instructions, I will be able to produce the roti/prata we Malaysians/Singaporean are proud of.