Cool water soaking bamboo takes longer, usually takes four to six hours, if you are in a hurry to get off the pot you can use warm water instead of cool water, but also can make the bamboo soaking soft and hard consistent, the time can be shortened by half, you can also use the microwave oven to soak the bamboo, with the lid of the container to put no more than the amount of water in the bamboo, heating on high heat for three to five minutes.
With roti cooking, should be at least two hours in advance of soaking roti with water, because roti is difficult to soak, if the soaking time is not enough, it will be served in many places will still be very hard.