Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Layered Pancakes with Cheese and Spinach...


Ingredients for the Pan cake 
1 large glass full - fat milk
Eggs 3
Plain flour about 130 grams
A large blob of butter ( 30 gms)
Sugar and salt to taste
Making Pancakes  
1,Beat the eggs , add the salt,sugar and the milk and finally the flour, whisking all the time until you get a smooth  flowing mixture .
2, Heat a Shallow frying pan or Tawa and smear a little butter on the pan and pour one ladle full of the pan cake mixture . Twist the pan around so that the mixture spreads.  Let it cook for a minute or two. After which turn it over and let it cook for  a few more  seconds.  Slide the cooked pan cake on to a plate.
3. Make all the pan cakes this way and keep them aside. Makes about 8 medium sized pan cakes 
For The Spinach Filling
Spinach leaves 1 bunch -  coarsely chopped
Spring onions - one  bunch chopped
Onion - 1 small sliced
garlic - 5or 6 seeds crushed
Oil 2 tablespoons
Salt and Pepper to taste

Method 
Heat oil in a pan and add the crushed garlic and the onion slices.Fry well until the onions are beginning to brown. Add the spinach and  the spring onions and stir fry adding salt and pepper until the spinach and spring onions are cooked but crispy and crunchy. keep aside
For Layering
Grated cheese
To Layer the Pancake 
Take a oven proof dish and smear some butter on to it. Place one pan cake and spread a spoonful of the spinach - spring onion mixture and grated cheese cover with another pancake. Add a spoonful of spinach mixture  on top and grated cheese.Repeat this process using 4 pan cakes. Finally spread cheese over the top of the 4th pan cake and place it under a grill or in a hot oven until cheese melts and begins to brown. Cut into wedges and serve...

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