Pani pol

Name: Pani pol (Spiced coconut pancakes)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 24 min
Yield: Serves 6 (2 pancakes per person)
Cuisine: Sri Lankan
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 75 g (2½ oz/½ cup) plain flour; 300 ml (10½ fl oz) milk; 60 ml (2 fl oz/¼ cup) rice bran oil, plus extra for greasing; a pinch of ground turmeric, to colour the mixture; 350 g (12 oz/1 cup) palm treacle; 55 g (2 oz/¼ cup, tightly packed) grated palm sugar (jaggery); 2 cardamom pods, lightly crushed; 160 g (5½ oz/2 cups) freshly grated coconut, or thawed frozen coconut; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthways, seeds scraped; ½ cinnamon stick; 2 cloves

Spiced coconut pancakes

Preparation info

Serves
6
(2 pancakes per person)

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

Lands of the Curry Leaf

By Peter Kuruvita

Published 2018

About

WOW is what I think of this dessert. Coconut, palm treacle and spices: these luscious pancakes have all the things Sri Lanka is known for. You can make them beforehand and enjoy them at room temperature, or have them warm with ice cream. They are especially delicious with coconut or vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients

Pancake Batter

2 eggs
75 g (2½ oz/½ cup)

Asia
Sri Lanka
Snack
Starter
Vegetarian

Method

In a bowl or blender, mix all the batter ingredients together until smooth and lump free; the batter should be thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. If there are any lumps, strain the mixture through a sieve into a clean bowl.

Place a non-stick frying pan or cured cast-iron pan over low heat. Lightly apply some more rice bran oil onto the pan with a paper towel.

Using a ladl