Practically Delicious Pancakes

Pancakes!

When you hear the word, what’re the first few things that come to your mind? Sugar, maida, syrup… all things that raise a millennial mom’s hackles! Am I right?

But what if I told you that this mom figured out a way to sneak in all good things and sneak out all things unhealthy from pancakes?

Well, it’s true, pancakes have evolved in our home to become a staple breakfast. At least once a week, even in school dabba, and maybe even for an evening snack. I started out using ready mixes from a couple of brands that I trust to give wholesome foods, with no preservatives. All that needed to be done was add eggs and/or curd and/or milk and the batter was ready. This is great for early morning quick-fix breakfasts.

But eventually, I started feeling even these pre-mixes come with some amount of sugar and some amount of “non-freshness” so to say. So then the experiments started.

I’ve shared the basic recipe below, but as you’ll see there’s enough room for improvising. All you need to understand is the basic idea and you’re good to go.

Try these out, and become the mum who makes the best tiffin snacks!

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Healthy Practical Pancakes (Serves 1-2)

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons flour consisting of 2 tbsp instant or steel-cut oats & 1 tbsp ragi flour

1 egg

1/2 ripe banana

1 pinch of baking soda

1/2 cup milk

Butter (to cook)

Honey/Maple syrup (to drizzle on top)

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Method:

Put the flour, banana, egg, milk in a bullet mixer and whip till it’s a smooth batter.

Add more milk if required. The batter should be runny but not too watery.

At this point, you can add any additional flavourings (if you want to make it indulgent!)

Now add the baking soda, and don’t stir too much.

Heat a non-stick pan with a pat of butter. Pour the batter, and flip over till it’s cooked golden brown on both sides.

Sprinkle syrup and/or honey on top.

Enjoy!

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Notes:

1. Flour: I’ve tried varied combinations of flour and settled on this one for consistency and flavour. However, feel free to experiment with whole wheat (atta), maida, buckwheat etc and see what works for your child.
2. Optional things that can be added while blending in the mixie for additional flavour
   • 1tsp cocoa powder, or
   • 1 crushed Oreo cookie, or
   • 1 tsp Peanut butter, or
   • 3-4 pieces of walnuts
3. Milk can be whole, or toned, or even flavoured almond milk. Avoid skimmed milk for younger kids.
4. For a vegetarian version, replace the egg with either
   • 1/2 cup curd
   • 2 tsp of chia seeds soaked in water for 10 minutes
   • 1/2 cup milk (extra) – but pancakes won’t be as fluffy

 

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