Kuih Jala a Malaysian Snack, Popular Street Food

How much food can you carry while traveling? When tours and travel last a couple of days, you can depend on your stocked rations, but for long travel period what sort of food do you prefer? Do you prefer the local cuisine or fast food chains like McDonald?

Kuih Jala a Malaysian Snack

I always try to taste the local food. For Malaysia too I have prepared a long list of must taste dishes.

One among them is Kuih Jala. This is a famous snack item of Malaysia. In Malay the name means: Kuih cake and Jala is net, so the meaning is NET CAKE! Doesn’t the name sound delicious and a look at the picture gives a “crunchilicious” feel.

The basic ingredients that are required to make this are few.

Ingredients

• rice flour
• sugar
• water

A liquid batter is made out this. There ends the simplicity!

The process of making the net requires practice and patience to reach that level of perfection. The liquid batter is poured through a coconut shell with many holes into hot oil in circular motion.

Then with sticks fold this net into shapes you desire while it is still being fried. It will require some practice before you can roll them into neat circular rolls as in the picture.

Kuih Jala Malaysian snack (Picture: Beehive Communications)

These are packed and sold over counters. You can have them freshly made for you too, may be even try your skills at preparing this local snack.

It may be a snack item but I think I can eat it any meal time of the day. Craving for one right now!

Check out: Malaysian food- Penang Street Food 

Roti Jala – Variation of Kuih Jala

This is also a popular tea time snack of Malaysia. Almost looks like Lace Bread. You get net like pattern due to the way it is made using a roti jala mold or a with a simple bottle with holes in its cap.

Dosa Jala – Variation of Roti Jala

Mine is a crazy Indian jugaad life! So the latest kitchen hack I tried is Dosa Jala, a variation of Roti Jala which a variation of Kuih Jala, a popular Malaysian street food.

Recipe and Process

Ingredients used were Dosa Batter, eggs for added nutrition, pinch of turmeric for food coloring. Process is simple, so I thought before attempting. It took several tries before I could weave out a perfect jala- net on my frying pan.

Tips to Make and Serve Dosa Jala:

1. Flipping is not necessary like in original dosa.
2. Since they are thin take care if you still want to flip it.
3. Wait for while, allow it to firm up yet not burn off.
4. Serve it hot. Once cold, it becomes soggy very fast.
5. You can serve with vegetable curry or chicken curry.
6. You have to make more number of dosa jala compared to plain dosa to fill the tummy.

Dosa Jala variation of Kuih jala

Is Dosa Jala Nutritious?

Of course it is! My constant effort to put only nutritious stuff on plate is appreciated but not admired.

So this time I elaborated on Kuih Jala Malaysian street food. Described its popularity and how I had tasted the dish in FAM trips to Malaysia.

For nutrition and visual appeal I added eggs and a pinch of turmeric. Named it Dosa Jala, my own super innovative creation! All of them vanished in no time over gup shup of how many Malaysian dishes I enjoyed.

Have you heard of this dish before? Have you tried making it? Please let me know in your comments to this post.

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