
Ban Xeo (Vietnamese Pancake)
Ingredients
Batter for the pancake
- 150g rice flour
- 1 egg,beaten
- ½tsp turmeric powder
- 150ml coconut milk
- 150ml water
- ½tsp salt or to taste
- 1tsp sugar
Topping
- 3slices chicken fillet,steamed and shredded
- 150g shelled prawns,blanched and sliced
- 50g mung beans,soaked overnight and steamed for 10-15 minutes
- ½cup beansprouts
- ¼cup chopped spring onion
- ½cup oil for greasing the saucepan
Accompaniment
Nuoc Tuong Toi Ot (Soy sauce dip)
- 1 red chill,seeded and finely chopped
- 2-3 chilli padi
- 2cloves garlicfinely chopped
- 1tbsp sugar
- 1tsp pepper
- ¼cup light soy sauce
- 3tbsp fish sauce
- 2 limescut into wedges and squeezed
Instructions
- Blend batter ingredients together in a mixing bowl and leave aside to rest for 20 minutes.
- Lightly grease a non-stick saucepan over a medium-low heat. Pour a ladleful of batter into the saucepan and swirl it around quickly. Add some mung beans, chicken fillet and prawns. Cook covered for a minute, then remove the lid and add beansprouts and spring onion. Cook uncovered until the sides of the pancake are crispy and golden brown.
- Remove and serve immediately with accompanying ingredients and the soy sauce dip.
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