Name: Coconut Pancakes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 2 cup Coconut (grated); 2 tbsp Sugar; 2 tbsp Raisins; 2 tbsp Nuts (chopped); 2 cups All purpose flour; 1 Egg (large); 1 tbsp oil; 1/4 tsp Salt; 1/2 cup Water (or more for consistency); 1/8 tsp Almond extract; 2 tbsp Oil (for greasing the pan)

Coconut Pancakes is a sweet traditional dessert roll made with flour crepes and freshly grated coconut. It is popularly made on Pancake Tuesday, a few days before the season of Lent.

Pancakes is an east Indian sweet dish made with freshly ground coconut

Coconut Pancakes

Author: Veena Azmanov

5 from 2 votes

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: East-Indian, French, Indian

Keyword: coconut rolls, crepes, pancakes

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Calories: 277kcal

$10

Adjust Servings Here: 8 servings

Coconut Pancakes is a sweet traditional dessert roll made with flour crepes and freshly grated coconut. It is popularly made on Pancake Tuesday, a few days before the season of Lent.

Equipment /Tools

Bowl
Wooden spoon
Spatula
Skillet

Ingredients

For the filling

2 cup Coconut grated
2 tbsp Sugar
2 tbsp Raisins
2 tbsp Nuts chopped

For the crapes batter

2 cups All purpose flour
1 Egg large
1 tbsp oil
¼ tsp Salt
½ cup Water or more for consistency
⅛ tsp Almond extract

Extra

2 tbsp Oil for greasing the pan

Instructions

For the batter

In a bow, add the flour, salt and egg.
Beat the mixture while adding a little water at a time.
You need to add the water till the mixture turns into a consistency like a dosa batter. Not too thick not too thin - Set aside

Prepare filling

In a pan, combine the coconut, sugar and almond essence.
Cook for 15 to 20 mins on low flame until the coconut is soft
Next, add the nuts and raisin, mix well and switch off the gas

Prepare crepes

Heat a non-stick pan (20 cm) and lightly grease it with oil.
Pour about ¼ cup of the batter and swirl the pan so the batter is evenly distributed into a thin layer
Cook for 2 to 3 minutes on medium heat.
Flip out onto a clean kitchen cloth.

Fill the crepe

Put the prepared coconut mixture onto it and roll it into a pancake and serve
Fold the sides over and roll into a log

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