Air Fry Mini Spring Roll

During Chinese New Year, we may find this crunchy snack that looks like a mini popiah being served at the homes of relatives we visit.  It is nice to discover that instead of deep frying the snack, I can also make it with an airfryer.

These are the ingredients required to make this snack:

-Meat floss (it can be pork, chicken or shrimp)

-Spring roll pastry (can make 450 mini popiah with a packet of 50 sheets)

Although it has been suggested that a slurry be made with 1/2 a teaspoon of cornstarch and 20ml of water, I think the spring roll will stick well with just plain water.

Ways to Eat Nian Gao

I have shared earlier, how nian gao is made and how it can be eaten, deep fried with sweet potato and yam.  These are other ways, Nian Gao can be served.  

You can fold it in puff pastry squares and airfry them, as shown in this video.

Or bake them in an oven.

You can also wrap Nian Gao in rice paper or spring roll wrappers to pan fry or deep fry, as shown in this video. 

Fried Corn Fritters

My daughter enjoys eating sweet corns.  Usually I prepare them just by steaming them up over the soup I am cooking for the day.  It is best to put a cover over the bowl of corns or their flavour will be lost in the liquid from the steam of boiling soup. I then flavour them with butter, which is good and healthy way to eat them.  

I managed to find another way she can eat them since she also enjoys eating deep fried food.  I found this Fried Corn Fritters recipe at Miso Jen Kitchen.  I like it because it is simple and easy to make.

There is another version from Pailin's Kitchen.  In her video she shared that the fritters are tastier if fresh corn is used.  She also shared additional ingredients for the batter to make the fritters crunchier.  There are some optional ingredients to consider adding to make them tastier.

These are the ingredients she used.

I have included dried shredded coconut and green onions as optional ingredients as they are not ingredients I commonly stock in my pantry.

Healthy Snack Spinach Balls

You can hide vegetables in a dish if you finely chop them to combine and deep fry.  Try cooking this with all ingredients in the recipe for finicky eaters.  If they refuse to eat, remove one or two vegetables and give it another go.