Popia Basah recipe

Popia Basah

There are two types of popia one is fried and one is wet (basah) which is this one. However each use different skin. The fillings depend on own taste and like.

So I welcome you to try out out this recipe because it may just become one of your favorite food.

Ingredients:

For the skin:

600gm Flour

500ml Water

1 tsp Salt

1 tsp Vinegar

Methods:

1. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and let it rest.
2. Oiled a flat pan or using a non stick pan, spoon out the mixture and spread it out thinly onto pan. When cook remove and set aside.

For the filings:

1 mexican turnip (sengkuang) –grated

100gm Brown sugar

100gm long beans – cut into 11/2 inches long

1 carrot – sliced thinly or julienne

100gm Dried prawn

100gm Tofu

100gm Fried shallots (sold in packets)

Romaine salad – sliced thinly or julienne (optional)

Methods:

1. Cook the mexican turnip with brown sugar until well.
2. Then, sauté carrot and long beans with dried prawn and season with salt and pepper. Set aside and place in bowl.
3. Cook the tofu and scrambled it, cook until dry. Place in bowl.
4. Then, add the fillings into the skin.
5. Fold the skin nicely.

For the sauce:

2 Shallots

3 garlic

3tbs chili paste ( blended dried chilies)

sugar as needed

cornflour for thickening the sauce

tamarind juice as needed

water as needed

peanuts – toasted and chopped

Variations: You may add shredded chicken, blanched shrimp or prawn or others items you like to your fillings.