Plain buttermilk, pajeon, seafood-topped, soufflé-style, and so many more comforting ‘cakes.
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If biting into a piece of pajeon or slicing into a stack of pancakes piled high atop your plate elicits joy, then this list is for you. You ll find a recipe for pancakes from the buttermilk variety to seafood-topped pancakes, simple-yet-big-on-flavour savoury ones, brunch-worthy soufflé-style options and myriad other ideas among them, ideal for anytime of day. And though controversial, we ve included batters with no baking soda in sight, like crepes, dosas and things you might say are not pancakes, if you re a pancake purist! To which we say: close enough. They re pancakes, just flatter! Here are 16 recipes and some add-ins, add-ons, sauces and syrups that deliver on the delight of cutting into hot, comforting cakes.
Posted: Jan 07, 2021 5:03 PM ET | Last Updated: January 7 comments
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My parents, uncles, great-aunties they were big party people when I was a kid! Or so it seemed to me. I grew up spending weekends in homes bursting with cousins (both related and not related) and adults shouting happily over music. No one fussed to eat until 9 or 10 at night, in true Sri Lankan style, snacking in the meantime on
short eats an entire category of Sri Lankan food designed for eating in between more serious eating. Finally, the host and other helping hands would gently heat up foil-covered trays of rice scented with turmeric and curry leaves and steam Corningware bowls of prepared mutton curry, kingfish and okra.