Javanese Pancake from Solo (Srabi Solo)

This is one of the most popular snacks in Solo or Surakarta, Central Java. Srabi Solo is made from rice flour mixed with coconut oil and cooked with small clay wok on top of charcoal. The taste is so delicious because the used of coconut oil. Usually Srabi Solo has some toppings on it, and you can choose the toppings whether sliced of banana, jackfruit, chocolate or even cheese. And if you visit Solo, the legend of srabi vendor is in kampong Notosuman. No wonder that its srabi popular with a calling name ‘Srabi Notosuman’. But if you only visit Jakarta, you can still have the delicious one in Menteng. Or, you want to try to make it by yourself? Here the recipe:

Ingredients:
500 gr rice flour
50 gr wheat flour
225 gr sugar
¼ teaspoon vanilla powder
¼ teaspoon yeast
¼ teaspoon baking powder
1 egg
400 ml water
450 ml thin coconut milk for dough
100 ml thick coconut milk
Toppings: sliced of banana, jackfruit, chocolate or cheese

How to make it:

1. Mixed rice flour with wheat flour, add vanilla powder, yeast, baking soda and egg, stir.
2. Stir water and sugar until it soluble, pour to the mixed of flour.
3. Add coconut milk and egg, stir until it becomes a thick dough.
4. Prepare wok (usually using small wok from clay), heat it. Pour the dough, put topping on it and leave for a while.
5. Add thick coconut oil on it and cooked well.
6. Served warm.