Like many people who come to the UK, our family has adopted many of the traditions of our home country. We celebrate Christmas as a time to come together, and exchange gifts. We use Easter as an excuse to eat chocolate. New Year’s Eve has become a night of TV jaagran, staying up to watch the celebrations from across the globe.
All this is, of course, in addition to our own festivals of Diwali, Holi and more. After all, it’s more to celebrate and so why not?
Well on that topic, tomorrow is Pancake Day in the UK and many other places. Why do people eat pancakes on this particular Tuesday? It’s all about using up rich foods before the period of abstinence called Lent that leads up to Easter. A bit like when I do a long fast – get all the good stuff eaten before you have to hide away the sweet things.
Since my family don’t eat eggs, we’ve never really joined in with pancake day. I do sometimes like the big fluffy American style pancakes but these are quite rich and I’d prefer to reserve them for special occasions.
But this year, with my drive towards eating more vegan, I’ve realised that I could adapt one of one of my traditional recipes as the perfect Indian-inspired savoury pancake for tomorrow.
Pudlas (pronounced ‘pud’ as in pudding and ‘las’ as in ‘last’) are a delicious, easy to make type of savoury pancake using chickpea flour. They can be thin like a crepe, ready to be topped or made to be thicker and used to scoop up a curry or pickle.
Chickpea flour is very easy to find in most supermarkets. It’s sometimes called garbanzo bean, besan or gram flour and, if you don’t have it already, it’s worth getting in as an essential ingredients for all kinds of Indian dishes.
This recipe is:
It’s worth saving for later, because once you see how quick it is to make, you might find this is your ‘go-to’ to accompany many curries from this blog.
By the way, I’m trying out a new way to present recipes. I know many of you view this site on your phones or print off recipes, which really inspires me to write more. This new method should look better on phones and offer a simple print view (try it out!). I’d really love your feedback on this – please let me know if it works for you.
How will you make your pudlas tomorrow? Leave a comment below.
By the way, if you want something more classic, my friend Nayna has a recipe for some delicious looking (and egg-free!) mango and nutella pancakes.
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