1 tsp yeast
2 tsp sugar
25 ml warm water
225 g rice flour salt to taste
300 ml thick coconut milk
Directions
Dissolve the yeast and sugar in the water and set aside for 5 minutes.
Sieve the flour and salt into a bowl, add the coconut milk, yeast and
sugar and mix to form a smooth batter. Cover and leave overnight.
Grease a hopper pan, heat it over a moderate heat and pour 75 ml of
batter into the pan. Tilt the pan so batter forms a round shape,
cover with the lid and cook until done. Ease the hopper from the pan
with a blunt knife. From "A taste of Sri Lanka" by Indra Jayasekera,
ISBN #962 224 010 0
Servings: 1 servings
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