''Khanom khrok'' or coconut-rice pancakes ( th, ขนมครก, ) is a traditional Thai dessert. They are prepared by mixing rice flour, sugar, and coconut milk 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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), Laos,

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

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(where it is called

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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

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

History

Khanom khrok was well-known since Ayutthaya period. 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 coconut milk, cooked

rice Rice is the seed of the grass species '' Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima'' (African rice). The name wild rice is usually used for species of the genera '' Zizania'' and '' Porteresia'', both wild and domesticat ...

, 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 corn top,

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top, and shrimp top.

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