Instead of adding tapioca, this is a way to make the onion cake dough crispy and not hard, just add 1 kitchen ingredient

YouTube/Dina Rosalina

The savory taste, fragrant aroma and crunchy texture make it difficult for garlic cake fans to stop chewing.

Brilio.net - All types of cakes are known to have a soft texture, such as sponge cake or sponge cake. But unlike garlic cake , even though it is called a cake, this savory dish has a crunchy texture.

Garlic cakes are suitable as a snack at home to eat while watching TV, working, or just relaxing with the family. In fact, it is not uncommon for onion cakes to be used as a snack menu to welcome guests at the moment of breaking the fast during the month of Ramadan or Hari Raya celebrations.

Onion cake is the right alternative for people who don't like sweet dishes. Not to mention, the savory taste, fragrant aroma and crunchy texture make it difficult for garlic cake fans to stop chewing.

However, many people still fail to make garlic cake, so the results tend to be tough. So that it doesn't fail, the ninja way that people often do when making onion cakes is to add tapioca flour to the dough before frying. However, it's different from netizens on Dina Rosalina's YouTube account, you know.

This woman said that according to her, the trick to making the onion cake dough crispy and not hard requires the addition of another kitchen ingredient that is no less simple. On the other hand, the method of making onion cakes in the style of netizens who are familiarly called Dina is also easy to imitate. So, for those of you who often fail to make onion cakes, let's take a look at the trick on the following page.

First, prepare medium protein wheat flour in a bowl or basin. Then, season the flour with green onions, salt, stock powder, pepper, and finely chopped shallots and white onions. Stir briefly until the flour is evenly mixed with the spices. Add eggs and coconut milk, then stir again until smooth.

photo: YouTube/Dina Rosalina

So, Dina explained, after all the ingredients are mixed well, just add a little water. Add water only if there are still parts of the dough that are dry and won't stick together. Stir while kneading the dough until it is completely mixed.

"Don't use too much water, because the results will be tough," emphasized YouTube account owner Dina Rosalina, quoted by BrilioFood on Monday (18/3).

Finally, add enough margarine. So, margarine is an additional ingredient to practice this trick so that the onion cake is crispy and not hard. Next, stir and knead again until all parts of the dough are evenly mixed with the margarine. Apart from being crunchy, margarine also helps the dough not stick when fried later, you know.

photo: YouTube/Dina Rosalina

After the mixture is mixed evenly, shape the onion cake mixture according to your taste. YouTube account owner Dina Rosalina usually shapes her dough with scissors into small pieces. Once the dough is ready, fry it immediately in hot oil until crispy and browned. Onion cake can also be drained, then served or stored in an airtight jar.

photo: YouTube/Dina Rosalina

How about it, now you don't need to be afraid of failure when making onion cakes, right? Looking at the comments column of Dina Rosalina's YouTube upload which has been watched 463 thousand times, quite a few netizens have left enthusiastic comments or questions about this trick, you know.

"As soon as I saw it, I immediately made it and now it's just finished. It's delicious.... Crispy..... I like it.... But when it's fried, why does the oil foam??" asked YouTube @nanysukmana4259 and received a reply from the video owner, "Because there are eggs, mother."

"I want to make it now because it's raining, I have all the ingredients except butter. What can I do? Without butter, will it be hard?" wrote YouTube @sitiqurrotulaini552 and answered, "You can use cooking oil, mother."

You also have to pay attention to the process of frying onion cakes, so that the results remain beautiful and appetizing. You can try some of the methods below so that the results of your fried onion cakes are still beautiful.

1. Use clean oil.

Make sure the oil you use to fry onion cakes is fresh and clean. Oil that has been used frequently can make the color of the onion cake darker.

2. Proper oil heating.

Heat the oil to the right temperature before adding the onion cake. If the oil temperature is too low, the onion cake will absorb more oil and become darker.

3. Cut the onion thinly.

Cut the onions thinly or chop them finely so that the onion cakes are evenly distributed and easier to fry perfectly. Cutting onions that are too thick can cause the inside of the onion cake to remain raw while the outside is too dark.

4. Don't fry for too long.

Fry the onion cakes just until they are golden brown, not so long that they turn dark brown. If you feel the onion cake is crispy enough, immediately remove it from the hot oil.

5. Use medium heat.

Use medium heat when frying onion cakes so that the frying process is more even and temperature control is easier.

6. Use a filter tool.

After frying, drain the onion cakes on greaseproof paper or kitchen towels to remove excess oil.

Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.