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this is one of my favourite pasar malam snack
but i hardly taste any great one
sometimes tastes a little bitter
especially after it cold off
my mom said it is due to excessive soda powder
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saw this pak cik selling it at Larkin Terminal
sometimes been running for bus
wait till i really want to buy it
the stall was no longer there
since then
i miss the snack more than ever
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the one from Hot n Roll is not too bad
the choc syrup + peanuts
but rm 5.90 is way too pricy
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actually there are two version of Man Jian Kuih
the traditional thick one
and the modified crispy one
got the recipe from Ohbin’s
mine was in between the two versions
neither thick nor crispy
a thin “kuih” texture with crispy side
but my dad prefers it thick, the traditional way
for me, of course i like the crispy one better
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one good thing about making this
is that it is 95% oil free
except the margarine that i applied
before sprinkling the peanuts
fried all the 12 pieces
without a single drop of oil
and the pan did not even get “chao tar”
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swinging the pan around
to make the dough as round as possible
is such a fun and challenging stunt
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satisfying Sunday afternoon
just hope that
my baking camp
will never ever end
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p.s.
saw some recipes translate Man Jian Kuih
as Apam Balik
but the nyonya Apam Balik is kinda different
with coconut milk and durian
my mom’s Apam Balik is great
but it will only be made once a year
during the season of durian harvesting
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