''Khanom khrok'' or coconut-rice pancakes ( th, ขนมครก, ) is a traditional

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dessert. They are prepared by mixing rice flour, sugar, and

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to form a dough. Usually, ''khanom khrok'' is composed of two batters, one salty and one sweet, both of which are cooked in a heating mantle–a hot indented frying pan. After heating, ''khanom khrok'' will be picked out of the mantle and the two half-circular doughs formed into a circular shape. ''Khanom khrok'' is fragrant, sweet and the texture is also smooth from the coconut milk. Similar dishes can also be found in

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(where it is known as

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, South India (where it is called as Paddu, Paniyaram or Gundpongalu) and

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(where it is called

serabi Serabi, also called surabi, srabi, also known in Thailand as ''khanom khrok'', is an Indonesian pancake that is made from rice flour with coconut milk or shredded coconut as an emulsifier. Most of traditional serabi tastes sweet, as the pancake i ...

Overview

Ingredients typically include coconut milk and rice flour.Thailand – Joe Cummings
p. 251. Additional ingredients may include sugar, tapioca or arrowroot flour, white rice, shredded coconut, peanut or corn oil,

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s, corn,

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, pandan essence and

cilantro Coriander (;

. The mixture is poured within the dimples on a hot heating mantle.

History

Khanom khrok was well-known since

Ayutthaya period The Ayutthaya Kingdom (; th, อยุธยา, , IAST: or , ) was a Siamese kingdom that existed in Southeast Asia from 1351 to 1767, centered around the city of Ayutthaya, in Siam, or present-day Thailand. The Ayutthaya Kingdom is conside ...

. And at that time was the beginning of a heating mantle–a hot indented frying pan. First, the dough made by rice immersed in water and mill with thin

, cooked

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, and shredded coconut that put a little salt then top with undiluted coconut milk. But for the Royal Thai version, they adapt the top of Khanom Khrok to become more diverse. Such as

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top, and

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