Vegetable Pancake

This is a pancake of rice and lentil.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 440 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• salt to taste
• 3 cups water
• 1 carrot, shredded
• 2 green chile peppers, chopped
• 1 cup uncooked long grain white rice
• 1 ¼ cups dry yellow lentils
• 1 (1 inch) piece fresh ginger root, sliced
• 1 ½ tablespoons jaggery (palm sugar)
• 1 bunch fresh spinach, finely chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

In a bowl, soak the rice and lentils in the water for 4 to 5 hours.

Step 2

Place the rice and lentils in a food processor with the chile peppers, ginger, jaggery, and salt. Process until smooth, and mix in the carrot and spinach. Continue to process until smooth and well mixed.

Step 3

Heat the oil in a tava (or large skillet) over medium-low heat. Thinly and evenly spread the batter into the tava. Cover, and cook 15 minutes, or until browned and set enough to turn. Turn with a spatula, and continue cooking until browned and cooked through.