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Serabi, also called surabi, srabi, also known in
The most basic traditional serabi only employs batter made from the mixture of rice flour, coconut milk, and coconut sugar, cooked upon small earthenware frying pan on charcoal fire. Sometimes
Serabi, also called surabi, srabi, also known in Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
as ''khanom khrok
''Khanom khrok'' or coconut-rice pancakes ( th, ขนมครก, ) is a traditional Thai dessert. They are prepared by mixing rice flour, sugar, and coconut milk to form a dough. Usually, ''khanom khrok'' is composed of two batters, one salty ...
'', is an Indonesian pancake that is made from rice flour
Rice flour (also rice powder) is a form of flour made from finely milled rice. It is distinct from rice starch, which is usually produced by steeping rice in lye. Rice flour is a common substitute for wheat flour. It is also used as a thickening ...
with coconut milk or shredded coconut as an emulsifier. Most of traditional serabi tastes sweet, as the pancake is usually eaten with ''kinca'' or thick golden-brownish-colored coconut sugar
Coconut sugar (also known as coco sugar, coconut palm sugar, coco sap sugar or coconut blossom sugar) is a palm sugar produced from the sap of the flower bud stem of the coconut palm.
Other types of palm sugar are made from the Kithul palm (Caryo ...
syrup. However, another savoury version also existed that uses '' oncom'' toppings. Different provinces in various Asian countries have their own serabi recipes corresponding to local tastes.
Serabi is a traditional cake that seems to originate from Java, Indonesia.
Variants
The most basic traditional serabi only employs batter made from the mixture of rice flour, coconut milk, and coconut sugar, cooked upon small earthenware frying pan on charcoal fire. Sometimes pandan leaf
''Pandanus amaryllifolius'' is a tropical plant in the ''Pandanus'' (screwpine) genus, which is commonly known as pandan (; ). It has fragrant leaves which are used widely for flavouring in the cuisines of Southeast Asia and South Asia.
Occurre ...
juice might be added into this batter mixture to add aroma and a greenish color. During the cooking process, sometimes toppings are added to the batter.
Today, a large variants of serabi toppings are used, from simple sprinkle of sugar, grated coconut flesh, sprinkles of coarsely ground peanut
The peanut (''Arachis hypogaea''), also known as the groundnut, goober (US), pindar (US) or monkey nut (UK), is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds. It is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics, important to both small and ...
s, slices of banana or jackfruit
The jackfruit (''Artocarpus heterophyllus''), also known as jack tree, is a species of tree in the fig, mulberry, and breadfruit family ( Moraceae). Its origin is in the region between the Western Ghats of southern India, all of Bangladesh, ...
, chocolate sprinkles
Sprinkles are very small pieces of confectionery used as an often colourful decoration or to add texture to desserts such as brownies, cupcakes, doughnuts or ice cream. The tiny candies are produced in a variety of colors and are generally use ...
, black glutinous rice, and ''oncom'', to a new recipe using grated cheddar cheese, corned beef, shredded chicken, slices of fresh strawberry or sausage
A sausage is a type of meat product usually made from ground meat—often pork, beef, or poultry—along with salt, spices and other flavourings. Other ingredients, such as grains or breadcrumbs may be included as fillers or extenders.
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, or even strawberry ice cream. The sauce (or more precisely syrup
In cooking, a syrup (less commonly sirup; from ar, شراب; , beverage, wine and la, sirupus) is a condiment that is a thick, viscous liquid consisting primarily of a solution of sugar in water, containing a large amount of dissolved sugars ...
) to accompany serabi also varies, from traditional sweet ''kinca'' (golden colored coconut sugar syrup) sometimes creamed with coconut milk, to modern recipe using chocolate, strawberry, or durian syrup, and mayonnaise or cream cheese
Cream cheese is a soft, usually mild-tasting fresh cheese made from milk and cream.Oxford English Dictionary Stabilizers such as carob bean gum and carrageenan are often added in industrial production.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration de ...
for savoury western twist.
Both the cities of Bandung and Solo
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are famous for their versions of serabi. Bandung surabi is drier and firmer with a pancake-like consistency, and today is well known for the rich variant of toppings, most are recently developed fusion recipes. The serabi from Solo, however, is more traditional with a little bit half-cooked with thin, crispy crust and watery center with rich coconut milk taste. A famous serabi variant from Solo is called ''serabi notosuman''.
In Ambarawa
Ambarawa is a town (and administratively, a district of the Semarang Regency) located between the city of Semarang and Salatiga in Central Java, Indonesia. Administratively, it is bordered by the districts of Banyubiru to the south, Jambu to the ...
, serabi is served with sweet coconut milk soup as known as ''serabi ngampin''.
In Semarang, there is a dish called ''bubur serabi'', a ''bubur sumsum'' (Javanese pudding) with some small serabi doused with coconut milk and liquid brown sugar. It is served in a bowl made from banana leaves.
See also
*'' Apam balik'' *''Idli
Idli or idly () is a type of savoury rice cake, originating from the South India,popular as breakfast foods in Southern India and in Sri Lanka. The cakes are made by steaming a batter consisting of fermented black lentils (de-husked) and ric ...
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*''Kue
Kue is an Indonesian bite-sized snack or dessert food. Kue is a fairly broad term in Indonesian to describe a wide variety of snacks including cakes, cookies, fritters, pies, scones, and patisserie. Kue are made from a variety of ingredients ...
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* List of Indonesian dishes
*List of pancakes
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*Wingko
Wingko, wiwingka or bibika, which is sometimes called wingko babat, wiwingka or bibika (rev. De voeding in Nederlands-Indië 1904), is a traditional Indonesian pancake-like snack made from coconuts. This ''kue'' is usually associated with Jav ...
*Bibingka
''Bibingka'' (; ) commonly refers to a type of baked rice cake from the Philippines that is traditionally cooked in a terracotta oven lined with banana leaves and is usually eaten for breakfast or as merienda (mid-afternoon snack) especially du ...
*Salukara
''Salukara'' is a type of pancake of the Waray people in Eastern Samar, Philippines. It is made with galapong (or glutinous rice flour), coconut milk, sugar, and water, the same ingredients to make the cake called ''bibingka''. Traditionally ' ...
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