Coconut Pancakes

Serabi is a popular street food snack, and this version is eaten with a sweet coconut sauce called kinca. In different parts of Indonesia, you can find serabi topped with a cornucopia of ingredients: grated coconut, coarsely ground peanuts, slices of banana or jackfruit, chocolate sprinkles, or a savory topping like shredded cheese.

Julia makes serabi the traditional way with yeast and leaves the batter outside in the sun (or in a warm oven) to rise. However, I don’