Martabak Manis/Terang Bulan (Indonesian Thick Pancake)

Good Morning, Guys!

Happy Sunday 😊 Happy Ramadhan to those who are celebrating the fasting month. Happy foggy morning with teeny tiny snow showers 🤪 Hope all is well with everyone here 😊

I prepared the boys dessert like breakfast this morning. Thick sweet pancake from Indonesia that we would have as dessert there, however since mine isn’t as rich as what a street vendor would sell, it’s good for (sugar high) breakfast, I guess 🙉🙊🙈 Great mom, right 🤣🤣🤣🤣 In my defense, Canadian pancake is sweet too! Topped with syrup, fruits, cream, icing sugar, etc. Not that different 🤣✌️🤣✌️

In Indonesia this thick pancake is known as Martabak Manis, except in East Kalimantan, where I am originally from. We call it as Terang Bulan. The traditional filling in East Kalimantan would be black glutinous rice and/or chopped peanuts though, while throughout Indonesia, the majority would have chocolate rice and/or grated cheese and best is a combination of chocolate rice with grated cheese (YUMMO!) 😊 Street vendor style would be super rich, super sweet, super thick, and is prepared on a specific pan to make it.

1 c AP flour
6 tbsp rice flour
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp BP
1/2 tsp BSoda
A small pinch of salt
2 eggs
200 ml milk
1 tsp vanilla essence

Chocolate rice
Unsalted butter
Sweetened chocolate condensed milk

Mix dry in a bowl
Mix in wet ingredients
Mix til completely combined

Heat a pan on low-medium heat
Brush with butter
Pour 3/4 c batter on pan, close with lid, cook for 5 mins and/or until pores appear

Take off lid, sprinkle pancake with tiny pinch of sugar
Cook until surface no longer wet
Sprinkle pancake with chocolate rice, drizzle with condensed milk

Fold pancake in half, brush top with butter
Slice and serve
Enjoy 😊

Print Recipe

Terang Bulan (Martabak Manis)

Indonesian thick pancake

Ingredients

• 1 c AP flour
• 6 tbsp rice flour
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp BP
• 1/2 tsp BSoda
• A small pinch of salt
• 2 eggs
• 200 ml milk
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• Chocolate rice
• Unsalted butter
• Sweetened chocolate condensed milk

Instructions

• Mix dry in a bowl
• Mix in wet ingredients
• Mix til completely combined
• Heat a pan on low-medium heat
• Brush with butter
• Pour 3/4 c batter on pan, close with lid, cook for 5 mins and/or until pores appear
• Take off lid, sprinkle pancake with tiny pinch of sugar
• Cook until surface no longer wet
• Sprinkle pancake with chocolate rice, drizzle with condensed milk
• Fold pancake in half, brush top with butter
• Slice and serve

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