One of a Kind Burmese Snack
This type of Myanmar snack is so popular with every Burmese. Some roadside stalls selling this snack could attract patrons on the road because of its oil and rice batter fragrance. The rice batter infused with ginger juice is also mixed with spring onion and coriander leaves. It is called Mont Oat Ka Lay also known as Mont Lin Ma Yar. The name is funny somehow I have no idea how they named that snack but really delicious.
Once I bought the pan to make this snack cook on a gas stove, but it was not perfect. After getting the electric pan with mold, it turned out really nice.
The unique taste of this food is simple and tasty. Cooking with Vatana bean (steamed), cilantro, spring onion, and ginger juice-infused rice batter makes the flavor unique and bold.
Funny to explain this Burmese snack comprising a couple rice cakes are so-called. Yes! the name similar to "husband and wife" in the Burmese language. I guess it is because the two pieces of half-cup mold rice cakes are put together to make as a whole, bite-size snack.
No need to look for " Oh! where is my other half? Just kidding. I am joking too much about food. It is not nice.
It is the same flavor as rice crape that I wrote about that recipe once. Ingredients are the same but different method of making it.
Most of Myanmar food seems to be adopted from neighboring countries like Thailand, India, and China since we shared common borders. People from our country love to try different types of new food are very creative and like to adapt it to our own taste too.
Rice Snack
Ingredients
1 cup Rice powder
2 cup water or chicken broth
1/4 cup Chopped spring onion
1/4 cup Chopped cilantro
1 tbsp Ginger juice
1 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Baking soda
1/4 cup Steamed Vatana Bean
1/2 cup Canola oil
Instruction
1. In the bowl, add rice powder, water ( or ) Broth, salt, soda together and stir with whisk evenly.
2. Add the chopped spring onion and cilantro then stir thoroughly.
3. In the electronic mold pan, grease each mold ( makes half of a ball or egg-shaped piece) with oil and let heats up, then add one spoon full of the rice batter).
4. Add 2,4 steamed Vatana bean into each mold.
5. Cook till the rice cups start getting firm and form.
6. Add a little bit of oil into each mold from time to time.
7. Take out one piece from the mold and let this flat surface sit on the other half in the mold.
8. With the heat, they become one egg shape rice snack.
9. We may add a little more oil in each mold of rice to make crispier.
10. When each and every piece turns a golden brown color. Paired with tea or green tea. Enjoy!
