Scallion Pancake
Flaky, crispy, and totally delicious, these scallion pancakes are a staple Chinese breakfast. They need only a few staple ingredients from your pantry and fridge and are super easy to make. These are perfect for lunch boxes and mostly served with chilli oil or schezwan sauce. Scallion pancake is loved by kids as well.
Ingredients
- 2 cups+3 tbsp Cups All Purpose Flour for dough ,plus for rolling the dough
- 1 Tbsp Oil for making the dough
- 1 Cup Hot boiling water(If needed more then add more ,but Ineeded this much only .
- 2 Cups Thinly chopped fresh green onion /scallion
- 1 Tsp Red pepper flakes (decrease or increase the quantity depending on your taste)
- 2 tbsp+more oil for shallowing frying and rolling the pancake
- A little bit of salt .
Instructions
- Take flour in a bowl .Add little bit of salt and mix well with a fork.
- Pour boiling water over the flour Stir flour with a fork till it makes several small lumps .Cover the bowl and leave till it cools.
- When its normal or cool enough to touch ,make a smooth ,soft and supple dough.
- Mix 1 tbsp of oil to the dough ,make sure the dough is really smooth.
- Cover the dough with a kitchen towel and leave it to rest for some time .
- Chop scallion finely and in a separate bowl mix 1 tbsp of all purpose flour ,3 tbsp of oil, And 1 tbsp of red pepper flakes together. ,
- Make 5 dough balls of same size.
- Roll one dough ball in to a thin long rectangle.
- Spread some oil ,flour and red pepper mixture on it .Brush it evenly .
- Spread scallion or green onion evenly .
- Roll the rolled dough nicely starting from one side just like a log.
- Make a circle with the rolled log.
- Flatten the dough ball with your hand or a roller.
- Heat oil in a cast iron griddle or any other hot griddle . 1-1.5 tbsp oil will be enough to use for one pancake . Take more if needed.You can certainly use more or less oil .
- When it's quite hot place scallion pancake on it . Flip it over.
- Turn the flame to low /medium. Brush with oil on both sides and cook properly with the help of a spatula.Cook it until both sides are golden brown .
- Remove it from the griddle when it looks crisp and flaky .
- Serve with a dipping sauce .
- Make rest of it just like that .
- Alternatively you can roll a big rectangle ,spread every thing and roll the log .You can cut 5 equal parts and roll them till your desired size.You can cook them till they are crisp and golden .I find first method easy so do it that way .
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