Vietnam

Bánh Khọt

Name: Bánh Khọt
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 200 g Rice flour; 300 ml Coconut milk; 1 tsp Turmeric; 16 Prawns; 2 tbsp Spring onion oil; 1 bunch Lettuce & herbs; to serve Nước chấm (dip)

Crispy Vietnamese mini pancakes

Bánh khọt are small, crisp rice-flour cakes from southern Vietnam, especially the coastal town of Vũng Tàu - each crowned with a prawn.

The batter, tinted with turmeric and coconut milk, is fried crisp in special dimpled pans and wrapped in lettuce with herbs.

Servings4

Time50 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Rice flour200 g
Coconut milk300 ml
Turmeric1 tsp
Prawns16
Spring onion oil2 tbsp
Lettuce & herbs1 bunch
Nước chấm (dip)to serve

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Whisk rice flour, coconut milk, turmeric and water into a batter.
Heat and oil the dimpled pan.
Fill with batter, set a prawn into each.
Fry covered until crisp and the edges are golden.
Wrap in lettuce with herbs, dip into nước chấm.

Make it original

Rice flour and fish sauce for bánh khọt are in the Asia Boutique.

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