Khanom Khrok Bai Toey
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''Khanom krok bai toei'' ( th, ขนมครกใบเตย, translit=khonmokrokbaitœ̄i, ) or ''Khanom krok'' Singapore ( th, ขนมครกสิงคโปร์, translit=khonmokroksingpō, links=no, ) is a Thai dessert created by Thai people; the name ''khanom krok Singapore'' came from one of the main ingredients, tapioca starch. Thai people formerly called tapioca flour "Singapore flour", hence ''khanom khrok Singapore''; the word ''khanom'' means dessert in Thailand. This Thai dessert is rather hard to find at present, found at some Thai dessert shops, some famous markets or department stores such as Siam Square market. Khanom khrok bai toei is shaped like a flower or a small dish, depending on the indented frying pan used to make it. It is usually a fresh green color which comes from pandan leaves. Sometimes, pastry chefs use parts of other plants instead of pandan leaves such as the blue
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flower, so this dessert can have other colors. The name ''khanom krok bai toei'' is similar to ''
khanom krok ''Khanom khrok'' or coconut-rice pancakes ( th, ขนมครก, ) is a traditional Thai cuisine, Thai dessert. They are prepared by mixing rice flour, sugar, and coconut milk to form a dough. Usually, ''khanom khrok'' is composed of two batter ...
'' but the taste is different; ''khanom khrok'' also fragrant, sweet and the texture is also smooth from the coconut milk but ''khanom khrok bai toei'' has flavor of pandan. (The word ''bai toei'' means "pandan leaf" in Thai.) Moreover, ''khanom khrok'' has a soft cream of coconut milk and rice flour on the middle but ''khanom khrok bai toei'' does not, but rather is similar to pancake.


Ingredients

''Khanom krok bai toei'' has three main ingredients, tapioca flour, coconut milk, and pandan leaves. Other ingredients are wheat flour, salt, baking powder, eggs, and sugar.Kapook cooking. Retrieved October 16, 2017, from https://cooking.kapook.com/view113681.html


See also

* Thai cuisine *
List of Thai desserts This is a list of Thai khanom, comprising snacks and desserts that are a part of Thai cuisine. Some of these dishes are also a part of other cuisines. The word "khanom" ( th, ขนม), refers to snack or dessert, presumably being a compound betw ...


References

{{Cuisine of Thailand Thai desserts and snacks