Choipan, A Famous Savory Snack In Pontianak

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JAKARTA - For those of you who like savory salty snacks, have you ever tried Choipan? This snack, also known as chai kue, is a famous Chinese food in Pontianak, West Kalimantan.

When viewed from its appearance, it looks a bit like boiled dumplings, small, and white. Choipan itself is made of thin skin from rice flour and then filled with yam, taro, and chives with garlic seasoning. After steaming, it is usually served with soy sauce and a sprinkling of fried onions.

This choipan is a market snack and is widely sold by mobile traders. The price is cheap, but the taste is definitely good for afternoon snacks.

Indeed, not many of these snacks have spread to other cities, so just try making your own, OK! The ingredients and manufacture are quite easy. Guaranteed to fail!

Material:

200 gr rice flour 120 gr sago flour 450 gr water Cooking oil 1/2 tsp salt 2 garlic cloves, chopped jicama, cut into small pieces Ebi 3 garlic Sugar, salt, pepper

How to make:

For filling, saute jicama with chopped garlic and shrimp. Season with sugar, salt and pepper, stir until smooth and cooked, set aside To make sauce, fry coarsely chopped garlic until dry, set aside with onion oil to serve on top of choipan For skin , mix the rice flour, sago, and water, stir using a whisker.Sift the dough so that nothing gets lumpy, add salt and 4 tablespoons of oil. Pour the mixture into the pan and cook over low heat until it's not cooked. Pour the mixture into another container, then knead until it doesn't stick in hand Set the dough aside then take a little at a time and form a rounded shape. Flatten the round dough, give the filling, cover, then steam until cooked for about 10 minutes