Kuih Dadar/Kuih Ketayap

A traditional malay or nonya delicacy.  Pancake rolls filled with coconut filling which is known as inti kelapa. This sweet kuih is one of our family favourites.  This time, I purposely made them in pastel colours instead of making them dark as my two boys prefer them that way.

Ingredients (yields 20 pcs):
350 g plain flour
2 medium-size eggs
1 tsp salt
2 tsp cooking oil
a few drops of green & yellow colouring (according to one's preference)

700 ml water
6 pandan leaves, cut into pieces

Filling Ingredients:
150 g sugar
200 g gula melaka (palm sugar)
1 grated coconut (skinned) - one can use 200 g dessicated coconut (Kokoraspel)
150 - 200 ml water
1 tsp glutinous rice flour
1 tsp salt
2 pandan leaves, to be tied in a knot

Method:

In a pot, add sugar, gula melaka, pandan leaves and water.  Cook until both sugar and gula melaka are dissolved.  Drain through a sieve into another pot and return to stove.

Bring mixture to a slight simmer.  Then, add grated coconut, glutinous rice flour and salt.  Cook for a few minutes and mix thoroughly.  Remove from heat and leave aside to cool down completely.

Blend pandan leaves and water coarsely.  Then, drain through a sieve into a jug.

In a mixing bowl, add flour, oil, eggs and salt.  Pour in sieved pandan liquid and mix thoroughly. Pass through a sieve into another bowl.  Divide into two portions and colour each portion with green and yellow colour respectively.

Heat a skillet over medium heat and brush with a little oil.  Then, wipe surface of skillet with kitchen paper.  Pour a ladle of batter onto skillet.  Move skillet around in order that the batter is well spread into the shape of a big pancake.  Cook until cooked.  Remove to a big plate.

Add 2 tbsp of filling on one end and roll as shown:

Repeat procedure until the batter is used up.  Arrange kuih dadar on a large plate and serve.

Bon Appetit!