This is one of Indonesia´s traditional crackers. If you translate the Indonesian name into english kembang means flower, and goyang means shake so kembang goyang means shaky flower?!? it sounds weird for a cracker doesn't it? :D.
To make this cracker you need a flower shaped iron mold. My mum sent me a kembang goyang mold months ago. Surprisingly i also found this mold at the flea market here in Norway and they call them rosettbakkels.
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| Kembang Goyang Mold from Indonesia |
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| The one i found at flea market in Norway |
There are 2 different flavors, sweet and savory. I decided to make savory kembang goyang first and try the sweet one or even the norwegian version next time :-). The original recipe is from here but i made few changes to suit my taste.
Kembang Goyang
Adapted from Tabloid Nova
Ingredients:
125 gr Rice flour
25 gr Sugar (this one i skip)
1 Egg
¼ tsp Salt
200 ml coconut milk
25 gr Sesame seeds (i substitute with crushed coriander seeds)
Oil for frying
My additional ingredient: finely chopped kaffir lime leaves.
Method:
1. Place all the ingredients together in a bowl (except oil) and mix it well.
2. Heat the oil in a frying pan and place the mold in the oil.
3. Once the mold is hot enough, dip it into the batter (the batter will stick on the hot mold). Dip it just below the top of the mold but do not submerse.
4. Put it back in the oil and shake the mold to release the batter.
5. Deep fry until light golden color.
6. Place on a paper towel to absorb excess oil.
7. Serve.
Now you know why it´s called Kembang goyang ;-).
