Malaysian
Lempeng Kelapa (Coconut Pancakes)
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Lempeng Kelapa (Coconut Pancakes) is Malaysian home cooking, eaten at breakfast and lunch. On the plate it is the dish at the centre and the carb everything else is eaten with. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Whisk the flour and salt together in a bowl.
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Stir in the water gradually to form a smooth, pourable batter, then fold in the grated coconut.
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Heat a lightly oiled griddle or nonstick pan over medium heat.
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Ladle a thin layer of batter onto the griddle and spread it out with the back of the ladle.
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Cook until small bubbles form and the edges lift, about 2 minutes, then flip and cook the other side 1 minute more.
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Repeat with the remaining batter, oiling the griddle as needed.
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Serve warm with sambal ikan bilis or a savory side.
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Serve it with
A Malaysian lunch is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Lempeng Kelapa (Coconut Pancakes), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Lempeng Kelapa (Coconut Pancakes) carries gluten and coconut. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | Yes | Asam Pedas Ikan (Malaysian Spicy Sour Fish Stew) |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | Yes | Asam Pedas Ikan (Malaysian Spicy Sour Fish Stew) |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 360 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 30 g
- Fat
- 24 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Sugar
- 2 g
- Sodium
- 310 mg
- Saturated fat
- 14 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Lempeng Kelapa (Coconut Pancakes) takes about 20 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at breakfast and lunch. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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