Cucur kodok aka Malaysian banana doughnut

I recently made this famous street snack and they proved to be popular among my relatives in London, UK.

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients
Fully ripened bananas (a comb of 5 bananas or 700g bananas)
300g plain flour
60g granulated sugar ( I don't like the dish to be too sweet)
1/2 tsp baking powder (to form the dough into a ball while in the frying pan)
1/2 soda bicarbonate (to make the dough crispy)
500ml vegetable oil



Steps
1.  Mash the bananas using a potato masher until they are smooth.  Add the flour, sugar, baking powder and soda bicarbonate into the mash.  Whisk the mixture using a whisk until it becomes smooth.

2.  Heat a frying pan over a low heat.  Add the oil to the pan.

3.  Drop a bit of the mixture into the pan to see if the oil is hot enough for frying.  If the dough floats to the top of the oil immediately, it is ready for frying.

4.  Use a spoon or an ice cream scoop to scoop the mixture and drop it into the pan.  Once the bottom of the dough turns brown, turn over the dough to make sure that the dough is fully fried and cooked.

5.  Turn the dough frequently until both sides turn fully brown, not black.

6.  Remove the doughnut from the frying pan.  Do the same with the rest of the mixture/ batter.

7.  Let the doughnuts cool for 30 minutes before consumption.  Enjoy!

Homemade cucur kodok!

(Note: eating the doughnuts instantly can lead to a sore throat!!!)

Tor Tau Piah (Chinese Peanut Cookies)

I grew up eating this classic cookie in Malaysia.  My mom's recipe is similar to those online but the best quality is the one that melts in the mouth.

The ingredients are as follows:

Cookie dough :
300g all plain flour

300g raw ground peanuts 

150g ground peanut oil (use the vegetable oil if you don't have the ground peanut oil)

110g fine sugar (or just plain sugar is ok)

a pinch of salt

a pinch of baking soda

Egg wash : 

an egg yolk

Steps

1.   Roast the raw peanuts in the oven for 15 minutes.  Let them cool for 40 minutes.  Remove the skins.  Then, grind the peanuts until they are coarse, not smooth.

2.  Mix all ingredients together (minus the egg) in a bowl and gently stir the mixture until it turns into a cookie dough.  The baking soda makes the cookies crunchy.

3.  Make small balls and place them on a non-stick baking tray (or grease your ordinary tray with the oil).

4.  Gently brush the egg wash on the balls.  Then, use a drinking straw to make a light dent on the balls (skip this part if you wish).

5.  Place the tray in the oven and bake for 13 minutes exactly.

6.  Remove the tray from the oven and let the cookies cool down for at least 30 minutes.  Enjoy your hard work!!!

Ground peanuts

Ground peanuts, flour, sugar, salt and 

baking soda mixture

Cooking oil added

Cookie dough

Final cookie dough before baking

 Peanut balls with egg wash

Result 1

Result 2

Result 3!!!

Result 4

Result 5