Chebab (traditional saffron pancakes)
Cooking time: 40 minutes + 1 hour
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 glasses (320 g) of flour
- 1 glass (160 g) of Oatsmith instant oatmeal
- 1 tbsp of yeast
- 1/4 glass (40 g) of sugar
- 1/2 tsp of salt
- 1/4 tsp of saffron
- 1/2 tsp of ground cardamom
- 1 glass (200 ml) of milk
- 2 eggs
- vegetable oil for frying
- For serving:
- cooking butter (ghee)
- honey
- berries
Cooking instructions
- 1 Mix the flour, oats, sugar, salt, yeast in a bowl. Mix well.
- 2 Heat the milk to 35-40 °С. Add the warm milk to the flour mix.
- 3 Whisk the eggs with spices in a different bowl and add them to the batter. Mix the batter well until its texture resembles yogurt. Add water as necessary.
- 4 Cover the bowl with a towel and leave in a warm place for 1 hour.
- 5 Heat the frying pan and put oil on it. Pour a ladle of batter onto the pan and fry chebabs over medium heat for 4-5 minutes on both sides until golden brown. Serve with ghee, honey, and berries.
