Kuih Dadar (Kuih Ketayap)
Kuih Dadar, also known as Kuih Ketayap, is one of my favorite Nyonya kuih! Imagine pandan-flavored crepes paired with a sweet coconut filling made with Gula Melaka (Malaysian palm sugar). It’s a delightful treat that’s absolutely delicious and surprisingly easy to make at home—perfect for tea time or as a light snack throughout the day.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 15 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 5 pandan leaves (chopped)
- 3-4 tablespoons water
- 120 g (3¾ oz) all purpose flour
- 1 egg
- 300 ml coconut milk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoon pandan juice
- oil (for greasing)
- 90 g (3 oz) Gula Melaka (Malaysian palm sugar)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 pandan leaf (knotted)
- 50 ml water
- 1.5 cups grated coconut
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
Instructions
- 1
Pandan Juice: Combine the pandan leaves and water in an electric blender and blend for about a minute. Wrap the blended pandan leaves in cheesecloth or muslin cloth and squeeze to extract the juice, or strain through a fine sieve. Set aside.
- 2
Crepe Batter: Sift the flour into a mixing bowl. Make a well in the center and crack in the egg. Slowly stir in the coconut milk, salt and 3 tablespoons of pandan juice. Set aside.
- 3
Coconut Filling: Break up the palm sugar and combine it with the sugar, pandan leaf, and water in a pot. Cook over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Strain the syrup and return it to the pot. Add the grated coconut and cornstarch, then continue to cook for a few minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
- 4
Heat a shallow frying pan over low heat and lightly grease it with oil. Pour 2 tablespoons of the batter into the center and swirl the pan to evenly coat, forming a thin crepe about 13 cm (5.1 inches) in diameter. Repeat until all the batter is used up, then stack the crepes for filling.
- 5
Place 2 heaping teaspoons of the filling onto each crepe, then roll it up tightly like a spring roll. Repeat until all the crepes and filling are used up. Serve immediately.