Fried Chinese Chive Cakes - Kanom Gui Chai Tod ขนมกุยช่ายทอด

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Fried Chinese Chive Cakes are a favorite snack that Thais inherited from our Chinese immigrants. Fresh Chinese chives on their own do not have much flavor, but have a spiciness that resembles garlic. When stir-fried, the leaves transform into a tasty vegetable dish.

Combining the sauce, the crunchy fried cake exterior and the tender cake on the inside makes Fried Chinese Chive Cakes a hit.

In Thailand, you see the same vendor offering both chive dumplings and chive cakes. While the flavors are comparable, the Chive Cakes are so much easier to make. I personally prefer eating the cakes to the dumplings.

4 Servings, Prep Time: 15 Minutes, Total Time: 30 Minutes

Tips and Techniques

  • No need to add garlic, the Chinese chives taste very garlicky already.
  • Stir-frying the chives keeps the batter and chives uniform because the cooked chives don’t float up.
  • For easier cutting, let the cakes cool down to room temperature. But it's hard to wait, so I cut them when they just came out of the microwave. You can see the jagged edges on my cakes.
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Chinese Chive Dumpling Sauce

Nam Jim Gui Chai น้ำจิ้ม
5 Servings, Prep Time: 1 Minutes, Total Time: 1 Minutes
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