By: Erna Dyanty

Kuih cara berlauk, By: Erna Dyanty

Kuih cara berlauk is a Malay inspired dumpling cooked on a hot plate like the Japanese style dumplings called Takoyaki. It’s a savoury snack that can be prepared for breakfast or tea. Suitable to serve during special occasions. It is also great served as appetizer during a fancy party.

If you have a special takoyaki pan, use that, if not use any flat frying pan.

Kuih Cara Berlauk Recipe

Makes about 20 pieces

A. Ingredients for filling

200 gm minced beef
1 large onion diced
2 slivers of garlic diced
2 tbsp of curry powder (for meat)
salt and sugar to taste
cilantro (to garnish)

B. Ingredients for batter

2 cups of flour
Water and coconut milk (1 to 1 part) to make smooth batter as thick as pancake batter
1 egg
a bit of salt to taste – not too much as you will have salt in the filling

How to Make Kuih Cara Berlauk

1. Heat about 1 tbsp of oil and add to this your onion and garlic. Sauté until soft.
2. Add in the curry powder and just a bit of water to make a paste, fry until the curry is aromatic.
3. To this add the minced beef and season with salt and sugar.
4. Take off the heat, set aside.
5. Make the batter by adding all the ingredients into a bowl. Make sure the consistency is of pancake batter not heavy but light.
6. Now heat up your takoyaki pan if you have one, if not improvise. You can pour the batter on a flat pan and make them into tiny pancakes. Make sure your heat is at medium and not high or else you will burn the batter.
7. When the batter is ¼ set, spoon in the ready-made filling and just wait till it sets. Ready to serve and eat immediately.