Name: Semolina pancakes with buttermilk
Yield: Makes 12
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 2.5 ml/½ tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); 5 ml/1 tsp salt, or to taste; 400 ml/14fl oz/1⅔ cups buttermilk, or 150g/ 5oz/generous ½ cup natural (plain) yogurt blended with 300 ml/½ pint/1½ cups water; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 5 ml/1 tsp cumin seeds; 30 ml/2 tbsp fresh coriander (cilantro) leaves, finely chopped; 2 fresh red chillies, finely chopped (deseeded if preferred); 1 cm/½ in piece of fresh root ginger, grated; sunflower oil or light olive oil, for shallow-frying; South Indian Scrambled Eggs, to serve; 300 g/10½ oz/scant 2 cups semolina

Preparation info

Makes
12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook

By Mridula Baljekar

Published 2017

About

Suji Ki Roti are fairly thick pancakes, which combine the fabulous flavours of finely chopped onion, green chilli, coriander leaves and the musky scent of root ginger. The batter is made with buttermilk or diluted yogurt, making it a healthy choice when served alongside an egg dish. This is often eaten with South Indian Scrambled Eggs, but the pancakes are also delicious on their own.