Cucumber Rice Flour Pancake

I and my husband enjoy eating fish.. We got to know about Fish Curry and Rice Joint situated in the Pune city through our friends... we were also alerted  by friends that  it is a small outlet and  there will be a big queue before we get to the table.   Anything for Fish :)... Since children are not very fond of fish, we dropped children to my parents place and myself and hubby headed towards the city for a lunch date :).  We were so close to the joint but missed the lane and finally after getting directions from several people, we reached our destination.  We waited for almost 30 minutes... but it paid off... 

We ordered for a Fish Thali and had amazing fish curry and fried fish.. We both opted to have Thandalachi Bhakri (Rice Pancake) instead of Chapati.  Finally we had Solkadi which is  famous drink especially served in Konkan!

I was making Cucumber Rice Flour Pancake the other day and it tastes somewhat like the Rice Pancake served at Fish Curry and Rice joint.

These instant pancakes require no advance preparations. Just whip them up in time for a quick breakfast.  It is light healthy and an innovative way to eat Cucumber.  Make them for breakfast or tea time.   

These Pancakes taste delightful with green chutney / red chutney, and since they are so easy to prepare you need not restrict the option to breakfast – you can prepare it anytime you see a hungry face entering home from work or play!

Take a look at the ingredients and method to prepare this dish :

Ingredients :

Grated Cucumber - 1/2 cup

Rice flour - 3/4th  cup

Curd - 2 tbsp

Fresh grated coconut - 2 tbsp

Finely chopped green chillies - 2 tsp

Finely cut Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp

Red Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Ghee / Oil for preparing the pancake

Water as required

Method :

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and add enough water and make a smooth batter.

Heat a non-stick pan and grease it lightly using little oil / ghee.  Pour 3 to 4 tbsp of this batter on the pan and using the back of your ladle, gently spread the batter with a circular motion from the center towards the sides of the pan like Uttappa.  Sprinkle some oil and cook on low flame till one side is light golden brown.  Now flip this to the other side and cook well. Repeat with the remaining batter to make more Pancakes . Serve immediately with green chutney.