Thai Sweet Crispy Rice Cakes Recipe – Thai Special
Khao taen recipe, a classic street food, brings the best Thai crispy rice cakes right to your kitchen. These treats are drizzled with a sweet combo of cane sugar and palm sugar, perfect for snacking or as a crunchy appetizer. Crispy on the outside and delightfully airy inside, so, so good!
- Prep Time10 hr
- Cook Time15 min
- Total Time10 hr 15 min
Thai Sweet Crispy Rice Cakes Ingredients :
- 1.5 cups raw Thai sticky rice
- ½ cup watermelon juice (optional)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Vegetable oil (use a neutral oil like canola or sunflower oil, avoid peanut or olive oil) for deep-frying
- 6 ounces panela, piloncillo, or jaggery (traditional raw sugars)
- ¼ cup water
Prepare Sticky Rice:
Steam the sticky rice until fully cooked. Mix in salt and, if using, watermelon juice. Allow the rice to cool completely.
Shape and Dry Rice Cakes:
Form the cooked rice into rounds about 2¾ inches in diameter and ¼ inch thick directly on a parchment-lined cookie sheet intended for sun-drying or oven-drying.
Dry Rice Cakes:
Sun-dry or oven-dry the rice cakes until completely moisture-free, following specific guidelines (refer to detailed instructions).
Prepare for Frying:
Heat enough vegetable oil in a deep-frying vessel, ensuring it’s at least 3 inches deep. Set the fryer to medium heat.
Fry the Rice Cakes:
Once the oil reaches 300°F (150°C), carefully lower each rice cake into the oil one by one, avoiding overcrowding. Flip the rice cakes until they puff up and turn light brown and crispy, about 1 minute in total. Adjust heat to ensure optimal frying.
Cool Fried Rice Cakes:
Remove the fried rice cakes using a slotted spoon and place them on a paper towel-lined cookie sheet to cool.
Prepare Sugar Drizzle:
While the rice cakes cool, melt the sugar in a small saucepan with water. If using large piloncillo or jaggery, chop into smaller pieces before melting.
Drizzle and Set:
Once the sugar has melted, quickly drizzle it in a circular pattern over each rice cake.
Allow the molten sugar to harden before serving or storing the crispy rice cakes.
Enjoy these crispy sweet rice cakes with their delightful sugar drizzle as a tasty snack or dessert! Adjust sweetness to taste preference.
