Alle Belle (Goan Coconut Pancakes)

(Serves 4)

Ingredients

• 100g flour
• 1 tbsp sugar
• pinch salt
• 1 tbsp melted butter
• 1 egg
• 150ml coconut milk
• couple of drops vanilla extract
• a little lemon zest
• butter for frying

Filling

• fresh coconut, grated
• 1 tbsp sultanas
• 75g palm sugar or jaggery (available from Indian grocery shops)
• quarter tsp ground cardamom
• quarter tsp grated nutmeg

Method

In a bowl, sift flour, sugar and salt. Add melted butter, egg and coconut milk. Beat lightly into a smooth batter, ensuring that no lumps form. Add vanilla and lemon zest.

Mix filling ingredients together. Melt a little butter in a frying pan and pour in enough batter to lightly coat the pan. Tilt to spread. Cook for a minute and flip and cook the other side.

To assemble the pancakes, put filling on each pancake and roll up or fold into 4 (ie, a triangle).

To serve, place 2 pancakes on each plate and lightly brush with melted butter and warm through under the grill. Both pancakes and filling can be made beforehand and then warmed through before eating.