Cambodia - Num Ta Leng Sap (Khmer Vegetarian Pancake)

Num Ta Leng Sap 

(Khmer Vegetarian Pancake)

Ingredients

BATTER:

-       1 Cup rice flour

-       2 Tablespoons cornstarch.

-       1 Cup coconut milk.

-       1 ½ Cups water.

-       1 Teaspoon sugar.

-       ¼ Teaspoon salt.

-       ¼ Teaspoon turmeric powder.

-       2 Stalks green onion. Finely chopped.

FILLING:

-       1 Piece firm tofu. Mashed.

-       1 Cup dices jicima.

-       2 Cups bean sprouts.

-       ¼ Cup peeled mung bean.

-       2 Cups water.

-       2 Tablespoons mushroom sauce

-       2 Tablespoons cooking oil.

VEGETABLES:

-       Roman lettuce or your choice of lettuce. Washed and drained.

-       Cucumber. Peeled and slices.

-       A bunch of fresh mint leaves or your choice of fresh herbs. Washed and drained.

Directions

-       Put mung beans and 2 cups water in a small pot.

-       Cook till the beans tender.

-       Pour the beans in colander to drain off water.

-       Set a side.

-       Mix rice flour, corn starch, water and coconut milk together.

-       Seasoning with sugar, salt, turmeric powder and green onion.

-       Stirs well.

-       Set a side.

-       Mashed tofu in another bowl with cooked mung bean.

-       Add Jicima and mushroom sauce with tofu.

-       Mix well.

-       Heat up a non-stick pan, pour 1 tablespoon cooking oil when it hot.

-       Sauté the tofu mixtures in the pan for couple minutes then add bean sprouts.

-       Stirs and remove from the heat and set a side.

-       Heat up a non-stick frying pan with medium high temperature.

-       When the frying pan is hot, take a piece of paper towel and dips in the remaining oil.

-       Take the oily paper towel wipes in side, on top of the frying pan.

-       Stirs the batter again and pour a thin layer of batter in the hot frying pan.

-       When pour the batter, spread it around the frying pan to form a circle, full moon shape.

-       Spoon out some filling , and put in the middle of the cake.

-       Cover pan to cook for few seconds or till the bottom of the cake is golden brown.

-       Flip half side of the cake over to form a half moon shape cake.

-       Remove the cake and place on a plate.

-       Continue to make more pancakes until the batter gone.

-       Make 10 small vegetarian pancakes or 6 large size.

HOW TO EAT:

-       Take a piece of lettuce, put some pancake in with a slice of cucumber and a few mint leaves in side the lettuce.

-       Wraps the lettuce and dips in vegetarian fish sauce.

-       Or sweet soy sauce dipping.