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Pancakes

Alle bele

The Goan teatime Pancake
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Desserts, Snacks, Sweets and savories, Traditional
Cuisine Baby toddler food, Goan, Indian, Kids choice, Summer, Vegetarian, Winter
Servings 4 crepes

Ingredients
  

For the filling

  • 1/2 cup coconut grated
  • 2 tbsp low fat milk
  • 2 tbsp unrefined sugar use coconut sugar/ coconut jaggery if preffered
  • 1 pod cardamom crushed
  • 1 tsp ghee

For the crepes

  • 2 tbsp whole wheat flour (heaped )
  • 1/2 cup low fat/ full cream milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1 pinch baking soda
  • 2 pinches salt
  • Water if needed to thin out the batter

Instructions
 

  • In a well-seasoned pan roast the coconut till slightly golden.  
  • Then add the milk and sugar and cook it down on a low heat till it forms a sticky dry mixture.
  • This is the filling and can be saved for a few days.
  • Now to the crepe batter, Mix all the ingredients for the batter well into a smooth lumpless batter ( except water)
  • The batter needs to be of pouring consistency so thin it out with water if needed.
  • Heat a flat pan with raised and grease it well. Lower the heat to below medium and continue
  • Pour a ladle ful of the batter and swirl the pan around or spread it well into a thin spread
  • When cooked on one side and golden, flip over to the other side for a minute.
  • Remove and set on a plate
  • To roll, place two tsp of filling on one well done side of the pancake and fold the sides over
  • Then roll like a log. place the open end down on the plate.
  • Its ready to serve

Notes

If your crepes are thick, rolling becomes a problem- Use toothpicks to hold them
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