How to make Corn Bakwan — During this fasting month, fried foods remain a popular food for dining. Whether it’s eating sahur, takjil snacks, or side dishes for friends to eat rice when breaking the fast. And one of the fries that is usually found is bakwan corn. Maybe you are even curious about how to make your corn bakwan own. The reason is that these fried foods are often sold in the takjil market.
Corn bakwan is a fried dish made from mashed corn dough or a combination of wheat flour, shelled corn and eggs. The seasonings also vary, because sometimes there are those who serve East Java style corn bakwan with pepak seasoning, complete Javanese spices.
For those of you who want to make your own corn fritters, here are some simple recipes that you can practice.
How to make simple corn bakwan
Below is a recipe and how to make simple corn bakwan with basic spices. To make it more practical, the corn only needs to be combed. No need to mash it in a blender or grind it.
Ingredients:
- 5 Tablespoons of flour
- 3 Sweet corn, combed
- 3 Stalks of celery, finely chopped
- 3 Grains of shallot, finely chopped
- 2 Garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 Small carrot stick, finely chopped
- 1 Leek, finely chopped
- 1 Tablespoon of rice flour
- 1 Egg chicken
- Salt to taste
- Sugar to taste
- Water to taste
- Cooking oil to taste
How to make simple corn bakwan:
- Mix all the ingredients, then pour water little by little. Don’t let the dough get too runny or too thick.
- Season the corn bakwan dough with salt and sugar to taste.
- Take 1 tablespoon of dough, then fry in hot oil until golden yellow.
That’s how to make simple corn bakwan. Serve bakwan with chili sauce or as a side dish with rice.
How to make crispy corn bakwan
The corn bakwan secret to crispy, is a little rice flour and how to fry it. Bakwan dough is poured wide so that later it can be cooked with a crispy surface. The use of eggs should also be avoided, because this one ingredient will make the bakwan soft. For those of you who want to know how to make crispy corn bakwan, here we present the complete recipe.
Ingredients:
- 5 tablespoons of flour
- 3 Sweet corn, combed
- 3 Stalks of celery, finely chopped
- 1 Leek stalk, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon of rice flour
- Salt to taste
- Sugar to taste
- Water to taste
- Cooking oil to taste
Fine seasoning:
- 3 grains of onion
- 2 Garlic cloves
How to make crispy corn bakwan:
- Mash coarse corn comb. Can also be processed with a chopper with a slightly coarse result.
- Mix the corn with all the other ingredients, then pour in a little water. Don’t let the dough get too runny or too thick.
- Seasoning the dough of corn bakwan with salt and sugar to taste.
- Take 1 tablespoon of batter, then pour it widely on the rim of the pan that has been filled with hot oil. Fry until the bakwan is golden yellow.
Corn bakwan is ready to be served with complementary chili paste and cayenne pepper.
You can also modify the corn bakwan recipes above with the addition of shrimp or other vegetables.
