a sweet, pandan-flavoured crêpe roll filled with grated, caramelised coconut
also known as kueh ketayap (a traditional Nonya/Peranakan dessert)
but I’m not a big fan of dried coconut, so here they are as tempting little pandan-infused crêpes
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Ingredients
For the crêpes
120g plain flour
4 eggs
250ml coconut milk
125ml full cream milk
a pinch of salt
1/2 tsp pandan paste
butter for greasing
To serve: fresh berries, honey or salted coconut milk
Method
1. Place flour, eggs, full cream milk and salt into a mixing bowl, and whisk until combined. Then add the coconut milk and pandan paste, and whisk until silky smooth. The mixture should be quite watery or your crêpes will end up too thick (simply add more milk).
2. Heat a non-stick frypan on medium heat, and grease with butter. Ladle just enough (about 1/4 cup) of the batter into the pan to roll and cover the surface. When the crêpe starts to crisp up on the edges, carefully flip it over to cook for literally a second on the other side.
3. Repeat until all the mixture is cooked.
Serves 8-10
& if you desire a kueh dadar in all its creamy coconut glory
For the coconut filling
200g gula melaka (palm sugar) or jaggery, shaved
100g shredded or desiccated coconut
1 cup of coconut cream
a pinch of salt
Method
1. Combine the coconut cream, palm sugar and salt in a saucepan, and cook on medium heat until the sugar is dissolved. Add the coconut and cook until the mixture is moist and sticky, but not runny. Remove from heat and allow to cool before using.
2. To assemble the crêpes, scoop some of the coconut filling onto the center of the crêpe, into an elongated shape. Fold the crêpe in half, then fold in 1/3 on each side and roll into long parcels like a spring roll.
Salted Coconut Milk
Add a quarter of a teaspoon of salt to a cup of coconut milk & stir to dissolve. Keep at room temperature when serving.
kueh dadar crêpes
top w/ berries & drizzle w/ honey or salted coconut milk
covet the bursts of vibrant colour from the ranunculus flowers that litter the Spring floor
light & fluffy
So enjoy the rest of your Melbourne Cup holiday w/ these simple crêpes & fresh berries, & this hauntingly beautiful song by Milo Greene. .
Mmmm. A perfect Melbourne Cup Day breakfast. Not sure what pandan paste is, but the crepes look yummy.
I hope you had a really nice Melbourne Cup, Helen! For some reason, I couldn’t get past that mechanical horse puppet that neighed just before the big race.
Pandan leaves are really fragrant – like sweet, grassy jasmine.
Yeah, that horse was creepy. Like a ghost horse.
So it wasn’t a super successful day money wise but loads of fun. I started out with baked eggs at the Hardware Society so it was a good day. Hope you had a fun day too!
I won $5 but spent…a lot more
Thanks for clearing up the pandan mystery. It sounds nice!
What a great idea for crepes. I adore pandan and the pale green colour is so pretty!
Thank you! Sometimes I wish they’d sell kueh dadar without the coconut!
sedap!