Kuih Karas is a famous traditional snack from the state of Kedah, especially in the Kota Setar district. The kuih resembles fried handful of beehoon (rice vermicelli) due to its string-like texture. It is created from a liquid batter of rice flour and sugar. The batter is drizzled through a special sieve style container (or traditionally a coconut shell with many holes) into a wok full of hot oil. Drizzled artfully in a circular motion for a few seconds, the resulting nest of flour strings float atop the oil and fry to a light golden brown. The process takes less than 60 seconds as the newly made Kuih Karas is folded into quarters and removed from the hot oil to drain. Not only interesting to look at, the crispy Kuih Karas has a light sugary flavour and is perfect as a snack to go with a cup tea or coffee.
Due to the simplicity of this snack, many different areas have their own version, either developed independently or introduced by travellers. This snack is called Kue Keukarah/Karah in Indonesia. In Borneo, there is a very similar snack called Kuih Jala/Jah.
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This is the opposite of forbidden luffa
Looks like wheat cereal
Forbidden mini wheats 😳
ramen toast points
Reminds me of uncooked ramen.
So what are they made of?
Kuih Karas is a famous traditional snack from the state of Kedah, especially in the Kota Setar district. The kuih resembles fried handful of beehoon (rice vermicelli) due to its string-like texture. It is created from a liquid batter of rice flour and sugar. The batter is drizzled through a special sieve style container (or traditionally a coconut shell with many holes) into a wok full of hot oil. Drizzled artfully in a circular motion for a few seconds, the resulting nest of flour strings float atop the oil and fry to a light golden brown. The process takes less than 60 seconds as the newly made Kuih Karas is folded into quarters and removed from the hot oil to drain. Not only interesting to look at, the crispy Kuih Karas has a light sugary flavour and is perfect as a snack to go with a cup tea or coffee.
Due to the simplicity of this snack, many different areas have their own version, either developed independently or introduced by travellers. This snack is called Kue Keukarah/Karah in Indonesia. In Borneo, there is a very similar snack called Kuih Jala/Jah.