Serabi with Palm Sugar Syrup
Serabi is a sweet Indonesian pancake made from rice flour and coconut milk, cooked in a special cast-iron mold until golden and crispy outside, tender inside. Serve warm with rich palm sugar syrup and shredded coconut for an authentic taste of Indonesia.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 386
- Protein
- 2g
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups rice flour
- 1 cup coconut milk
- ¾ cup palm sugar
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup shredded coconut (unsweetened)
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
Instructions
- 1
Pour the 1.5 cups rice flour into a medium mixing bowl, then pour in the 1 cup coconut milk and stir with a wooden spoon until the mixture looks like thick oatmeal with no lumps, about 1 minute.
- 2
Place 0.75 cup palm sugar and 0.5 cup water in a small saucepan over medium heat and stir with a spoon until the sugar dissolves completely and the liquid looks clear, about 3 minutes.
- 3
Remove the saucepan from heat and let the syrup cool to room temperature while you cook the serabi, about 5 minutes.
- 4
Heat 3 tablespoons vegetable oil in a 12-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat until the oil shimmers and slides when you tilt the pan, about 90 seconds.
- 5
Pour about 0.25 cup of the rice-coconut batter into the center of the hot skillet, then use the back of a spoon to gently spread it into a thin round cake about 3 inches across, working outward from the center.
- 6
Cook the serabi without moving it for about 2 minutes until the underside turns golden brown and the surface looks mostly set but still slightly moist.
- 7
Use a thin metal spatula to slide under the serabi and flip it over in one quick motion, lifting the pan edge slightly to help it turn.
- 8
Cook the other side for about 1 minute until it turns light golden brown and looks crispy, then slide the serabi onto a plate.
- 9
Repeat steps 5 through 8 with the remaining batter, cooking each serabi the same way and stacking them on the plate as you finish.
- 10
Arrange the warm serabi on a serving plate, drizzle the palm sugar syrup generously over the top of each one, then sprinkle the 0.5 cup shredded coconut across the plate.
Tools you’ll need
- medium mixing bowl
- wooden spoon
- small saucepan
- 12-inch cast iron skillet
- large spoon
- thin metal spatula
- serving plate
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