Issan Bath (Shrimp Fried Rice)

Ingredients
4 cups long grain rice, cooked
1 onion, chopped
3 tbsp oil
3 eggs, beaten
1 lb raw shrimp, peeled
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
1/2 cup carrots, cubed
3 green onions, chopped
1 tsp chillie powder
3 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp sugar
Salt to taste


Method
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan, add the eggs and spread to make
a thin pancake. When done, flip over and cook for a few more
minutes. Remove eggs from pan and shred into small pieces.
Add the rest of the oil to a pan, and fry the onion. When
browned add the shrimp and chille powder. Stir while cooking
until the shrimp turn pink.
Add the carrots, and mushrooms and fry for another few minutes.
Add the rest of the ingredients and stir well. Cook until
thoroghly heated.
Serve hot topped with the shredded eggs.

Aappa (Hoppers)

Ingredients
1 tsp yeast grnules
2 tbsp + 1 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
2/3 + 1/4 cups coconut cream
2 cups rice flour


Method
Mix the yeast granules in 1 tsp sugar and the salt in half
cup of warm water and leave for 15 minutes until frothy.
Mix 2/3 cups of coconut cream and 1 cup of water. Put the
rice flour into a large bowl and add the yeast mixture.
Next add the diluted coconut cream, little at a time to make a
batter like pancake batter. If more liquid is needed, add more
water.
Now cover the bowl with a wet cloth and leave for about eight
hours in a warm place. The batter should rise to double the
original amount.
Finally before preparation, mix 1/4 cup coconut crean and 2 tbsp
sugar and stir well. If more liquid is needed, add more
water.
Soak a small piece of cloth in oil and a saucer.
Heat the pan(thachhiya) on medium. When hot rub the pan throughly
with the oiled-cloth. Add about 3 tbsp of the batter to the pan and
turn the pan so that the batter sticks to the sides of the pan.
Cover and cook for about a minute under low-medium heat. Use
a butter knife to loosen the edges of the hopper and serve hot.
Note: If the hoppers difficult to remove from the pan, add
a beaten egg to the batter and stir well. It is best to keep
this pan solely for the purposes of making hoppers