Hotcakes with coconut cream caramel

The southern Indian pancakes appam (light, bubbled and bowl-shaped, made from rice flour and coconut milk) have derivatives along Asian trading routes. In Sri Lanka there are hoppers, in Java there are serabi. Roadside sellers in Bandung cook these sweet treats to order in lidded terracotta bowls. Without the requisite kit at home, I use a thicker batter and a frying pan to get a fat and fluffy hotcake. Drenched with golden coconut cream caramel, it is an irresistible c