Banana Thai Pancake. A delicious, sweet and crispy roti with caramelized bananas drizzled with sweet condensed coconut milk. Perfect for dessert. It's vegetarian and dairy-free!
I love roti. In fact, every time my husband and I visit Malaysia we always go to this Malaysian Indian roti restaurant. They serve the best roti I've ever had in my life. So soft and fluffy yet crispy! It's an outdoor-ish restaurant. Picture a restaurant with a full rooftop but the seating area is all exposed to outdoor air.
One time, we ate there when there was heavy downpour of rain with loud thunder and lighting. It was probably the most exciting roti experience I've ever had! The rain was pouring so hard that it started to flood in certain areas around the restaurant. But honestly it didn't really phase the workers as they're so used to this kind of weather phenomenon and business proceeds as usual.
Now about this Thai banana pancake recipe. It is more challenging than my other recipes but it’s worth it! It also give you the foundation to make a roti at home! And who doesn't love roti?
You could even use this roti recipe for a savoury curry dish if you please instead of using condensed milk but just note, the texture may not be as fluffy as curry roti.
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For this recipe
You will need the following ingredients for my Thai style banana pancakes recipe
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup water
- 1 egg
- One tablespoon sweetened condensed coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon cane sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil melted
- 4 bananas
How to make Thai Banana Pancake
- In a bowl, whisk together water, egg, condensed coconut milk, sugar and salt. Set aside
- In another bowl, sift your flour. Create a crater in the middle and pour in your wet mixture, followed by melted coconut oil. Mix together.
- On a floured surface, knead your dough until it's clean and there are no shaggy bits. Coat your dough with more coconut oil. Let it sit covered with a moist clean towel for 30 minutes.
- Knead your dough again and form 8 balls. Coat again with more coconut oil.
- Using a rolling pin, roll and stretch the dough ball into a very thin square sheet. Tip: Coat your hands, surface and dough with more oil to prevent it from sticking. Once thin enough, place your sheet on a hot non-stick pan set on high heat. This may be challenging at first but be patient.
- As the pancake fries, add sliced banana in the middle. Then wrap the ends in to make a closed pocket. Flip and fry on the other side until golden brown. Top off with more condensed coconut milk and other desired fruit toppings.
Note:
I would not suggest substituting the white flour with whole wheat because whole wheat flour makes the roti tough and too chewy - trust me I tried! So take it from me and just stick with the white flour.
Where can I buy Sweet Condensed Coconut Milk?
I’m using Natures Charm’s sweet condensed coconut milk to make this dairy-free. I purchased a can from H-Mart and you may be able to find it at any Asian grocer. You can purchase their products on Amazon which I’ve linked here:
How did I learn about this dessert?
I was watching YouTube (my all time favourite source for entertainment) and I came across this amazing dessert. I was so inspired by how they combined the roti flavours with the condensed milk and I had to make my own version! Of course I needed some guidance so I adapted this banana pancake thai style recipe to be dairy-free from Food.com.
Give it a try!
Well I hope you give my Banana Thai Pancake recipe a try! It always excites me when you guys make my recipes and I hope this is one you try.
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Banana Thai Pancake
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup water
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon sweetened condensed coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon cane sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil melted
- 4 banana
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk together water, egg, condensed coconut milk, sugar and salt. Set aside
- In another bowl, sift your flour. Create a crater in the middle and pour in your wet mixture, followed by melted coconut oil. Mix together.
- On a floured surface, knead your dough until it's clean and there are no shaggy bits. Coat your dough with more coconut oil. Let it sit covered with a moist clean towel for 30 minutes.
- Knead your dough again and form 8 balls. Coat again with more coconut oil.
- Using a rolling pin, roll and stretch the dough ball into a very thin square sheet. Tip: Coat your hands, surface and dough with more oil to prevent it from sticking. Once thin enough, place your sheet on a hot non-stick pan set on high heat. This may be challenging at first but be patient.
- As the pancake fries, add sliced banana in the middle. Then wrap the ends in to make a closed pocket. Flip and fry on the other side until golden brown. Top off with more condensed coconut milk and other desired fruit toppings.
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