Pancakes
A short home-style guide to Pancakes. Basics like salt, oil, haldi, red chilli, cumin, garam masala, ginger-garlic, vinegar, chilli sauce and ketchup are assumed.
Ingredients
- Plain flour (maida)No plain flour (maida)? Use atta, sifted (the result is denser).
- Eggs (Anda)No eggs? Use paneer or firm tofu in curries and rice dishes.
- Milk (Doodh)No milk? Use milk powder mixed with water, or diluted tinned milk.
- Sugar (Cheeni)No sugar? Use jaggery (gur) or honey, added gradually.
- Butter (Makhan)No butter? Use ghee or oil.
- Baking powderNo baking powder? Use a pinch of baking soda with a squeeze of lemon, or skip it (the result will be denser).
Method
- Whisk maida, baking powder, sugar, egg, milk and melted butter into a smooth batter.
- Cook small ladles on a lightly oiled pan until bubbles show, then flip.