Dear Kindness,

A bowl of leftover rice can do wonders. Don’t you agree? A nourishing bowl of congee and a delicious comforting bowl of fried rice are some options. But what else, when a bit of creative juice is left and you are not in a hurry to eat? How about something bolder, crunchier, and good to dip and eat on its own? Keep scrolling to see the video of how I make those crispy rice tuille.

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Rice tuille, the fancy term for this dehydrated, then-fried rice porridge is a game changer with its versatility and crunch factor. It is simply made with leftover rice, water, some seasonings and time! It is a blank canvas waiting to be dressed with a burst of flavours. Perfect finger food, amazing toppers on soups, don’t blame me if you can’t stop eating them!

Food texture is prized in Asian cuisine. You can always count any Indonesian table to have crackers ( shrimp/fish/ starch based) to complete any meal. If bread is to soak the sauce in any other culture, krupuk ( cracker) does the job for us.

Traditionally, krupuk is made by boiling a tapioca/ rice dough until they are solid. The block is sliced thinly, and sundried for a few days to dehydrate. They are then fried to bloom and make the final product.

I saw Chef Susur Lee effortlessly turn his leftover rice into some fancy rice tuille and I just had to do it with my own twist on the appetizer I had in mind.

The advantage of making your own chips is of course the liberty to flavour it however you want and get saved from nasty food colouring and chemicals. These batches of krupuk are coloured with pink radish and matcha powder. They add a subtle earthiness that goes really well with the fresh jalapeno, pickled onions, Japanese mayo, and cured salmon.

So excited for you to try it, and if you do please tag me @milkofthykindness on Instagram!

Enjoy!

Xx,

M