Dadar Gulung: Rolled Pancake With Coconut And Palm Sugar
Dadar Gulung - which literally means rolled pancakes - are sweet snacks made of pandan flavoured pancakes with coconut and palm sugar filling. It tastes delightfully light and simply delicious.

- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 9 ounces plain flour (all-purpose flour.)
- A pinch of salt
- 2 eggs
- 14 fluid ounces coconut milk
- 12 fluid ounces water
- 1-2 teaspoons of pandan paste
- 7 ounces grated coconut (see the note.)
- 5.5 ounces palm sugar (see the note.)
- 8 inches pandan leaf
- ½ cup water
- A pinch of salt
Instructions
- 1
For the filling:
- 2
Place all the ingredients in a saucepan and cook it at moderately low heat until all the liquid evaporates. Keep stirring every so often and take care not to let the bottom get burnt.
- 3
Your filling is ready when it is fairly dry without runny liquid.
- 4
For the pancakes:
- 5
Place the eggs, coconut milk and water in a measuring jug. Stir well until all mixed.
- 6
Sieve the flour and salt into a mixing bowl. Then make a well in the center and slowly pour in the egg mixture as you carefully stir it with a hand whisk.
- 7
Keep whisking until you get a smooth batter.
- 8
Then add in 1-2 teaspoons of pandan paste according to how green the colour of pancakes you want to be. Continue mixing until you get a smooth green batter.
- 9
Now, heat a drop of oil in a frying pan and wipe it across the pan with a kitchen towel. Then ladle in the pancake batter to the pan and cook it at medium heat. Rotate the pan to ensure the batter spreads evenly. Cook the pancake for about 1 minutes on each side.
- 10
Continue cooking the pancake until all the batter is finished.
- 11
To assemble:
- 12
Take one piece of pancake and place it on a plate. Put about 1-2 teaspoons of coconut filling across the centre of the pancake. Fold both sides and roll it over.