The East Indian Community
Original Inhabitants of Bombay, Salsette & Thana.
Pancakes
PANCAKES
Ingredients for Filling:
1 Coconut grated
Cashew nuts chopped
Plums
Cardamoms for flavor
Sugar to taste
Ingredients for Pancake Batter
1 cup maida
1 egg
water or milk to mix
vanilla essence
Method (filling)
Cook the grated coconut with sugar wand water. Add plums, cashew nuts and cardamom powder.
Method (Batter)
Beat the egg. Mix the maida, egg, milk or water to a fairly thick pouring consistency.
Method
Take a small non stick pan. Smear the pan with oil (using ½ onion on a fork). Put in a little batter. Swirl the pan so that the batter covers it.
Cook for a minute or so and then turn it over on a board. (Repeat the process till all the batter is used.)Put approx 1 tbsp f coconut filling and roll up the pancake, keeping the smooth side on the outside.
Easter Eggs
EASTER EGGS
1/4 kg cashew nuts 1/4 kg almonds
1 kg. sugar to be ground and sifted fine,
Whites of 2 eggs beaten stiffly
1 wine glass rose water
Method:
Blanch the almonds and grind the almonds and cashew nuts to a fine paste with rose water.
Mix all the ingredients and simmer on a slow fire stirring constantly until wax like consistency in attained. Place the mixture on a large dish knead well when warm, adding rose water if the mixture is dry. Form into a mass. Colour portions of the mass with different food colours. Shape into eggs or use moulds. Decorate as desired with icing sugar or edible colours.
