Recipe Book/Asia/Sri Lanka/Egg Hoppers

 

Egg Hoppers

2 cups

white long grain rice

¾ cup

thick coconut milk

1 tbs

cooked white rice

1 tsp

dry yeast

½ tsp

sugar

2 tbs

lukewarm water

1-2 cups

thin coconut milk

Eggs

METHOD:

1. soak rice in water overnight or until soft

2. Add yeast and sugar into lukewarm water and set aside.

3. Drain water from cooked rice.

4. Blend the soaked rice, milk and cooked rice in a blender until thick and creamy (The consistency should be that of thick cream).

5. Transfer into a bowl and add the foamy yeast mixture. Mix well.

6. Close and leave in a warm place for at least 6 hrs.

7. Add thin warm coconut milk to the thick batter while stirring (The consistency of the batter should be similar to pan-cake batter).

8. Add salt to taste.

9. Pour spoon fulls of the batter into heated, greased hopper-pan (or you can use a wok, which is similar in shape to a hopper-pan)

10. make sure that the inside of the pan is well covered with the batter.

11. Close with lid and cook until done.

12.To make egg hoppers, cover the inside of the pan with the batter by swirling the batter around the pan in the same way as for the plain and then cracking an egg into the centre, again close with lid and cook until done.

The combination of plain and egg Hoppers are delicious when served with sambal or curry.