Sri Lankan Sweet Coconut Pancake Recipe

  ♡ Ingredients:

• Pancake Mixture

• 2 cups of all purpose flour

• 1 1/2 cups of coconut milk ( or plain water)

• 1/2 teasoopn of salt

• 1 egg

• Coconut Filling

• 2 cups of finely scraped coconuts

• 1/2 teaspoon of salt

• 1 cup of sugar

• 1 tbsp of water

• 2 cardamom seeds or "Karadamungu" in Sinhala (OPTIONAL)

• 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract

♡ How-to:

• Mix in all the dry ingredients in a bowl.

• Add in the coconut milk and the egg.

• Use a whisk to beat the mixture to avoid any lumps. 

• Coconut filling

• Heat the sugar in a pan under low heat. 

• Add around 1 tablespoon of water to thin the syrup when it starts bubbling.

• Add in the vanilla and cardamom seeds.

• Add the coconut 

• Mix well until the coconut and syrup are well combined. 

• Pancake 

• Use a 1/2 cup sized spoon to place the pancake mixture into a greased nonstick pan. 

• Swirl the the pan to make the pancake form into a desired size. 

• Once it looks decently cooked, flip the pancake to the other side.

• Take out and let it cool. 

• Place a tablespoon of the coconut filling in the centre edge of the pancake. 

• Roll the pancake tightly over the filling and serve to a plate. 

♡ For more clear instructions, watch my Youtube video: