Martabak Manis

Accidentally bumped into dis picture when i tried to search on HOW TO MAKE A MURTABAK.

:martabak manis:

"No. its not Murtabak"

"Its APAM BALIK la"

"Dis one is MURTABAK"

:MURTABAK:

So I try to find some explanation. Dis is wut I got, would like to share wif all of ya...btw dis is not a cooking tutorial or its recipe :)

In Malaysia, we called APAM BALIK. It is an easy-to-find cake which u can find it daily from street vendors in the evening or from Night Market once a week. Cheap in price n taste so good :)

Come in two type either we like it to be thick or thin. For me, I prefer d thin crust coz its crispy & crunchy :)

:Apam Balik nipis:

Basically d batter is similar to pancake preparation but it will need a special pan to cook it. D filling (inti) usually margarine, sugar, coarse-grind peanut & sweet corn. As 4 me, I'll ask 4 extra sweet corn...


In Indonesia, they called it as MARTABAK MANIS. Also known as Terang Bulan or Kue Pinang Bangka.

However, it is often a special meal because of its relatively high price. Thats why la, when I asked my friend who study medicine in Indonesia, they dont know about dis cake. X mampu nk beli kot...

Its different from Malaysian style, since they use margarine, cheese, chocolate, crushed peanuts, condensed milk and sesame seeds as topping. Its like heaven to have dis cake or shud I call it Indonesia Pizza which is wut they claimed for.


As for MURTABAK, Indonesians called them Martabak Telur since it will include large amount of chicken eggs or duck eggs in d batter. As for d filling, its not much different from Malaysian's, basically it will be either chicken / beef + vegetables.

Here is some idea about what Martabak Manis is like?





In Jordan, d only place I know who sell Murtabak is in MANDI YAMANI. Its come wif 2 different filling n topping, either u like beef or cream cheese wif honey. I prefer d later. But they are not so generous wif d filling. Coz its small in size n very thin compared to Malaysian Murtabak.