🇱🇰 Sri Lanka recipe
Hoppers
Hoppers, or appa, are one of Sri Lanka's most iconic foods. These bowl-shaped crepes are made from a fermented batter of rice flour and coconut milk, cooked in a small, rounded wok-like pan called an appachatti. The edges turn thin and lacy-crisp while the center remains soft and spongy. Egg hoppers, with a whole egg cracked into the center during cooking, are the most popular variety. Hoppers arrived in Sri Lanka through South Indian and Southeast Asian culinary traditions, evolving into a uniquely Sri Lankan staple.
Prep20 mins + overnight ferment
Cook30 mins
Serves6
Difficultyhard
Ingredients
- 500g rice flour
- 250ml thick coconut milk
- 250ml thin coconut milk or water
- 7g (1 sachet) active dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 60ml lukewarm water
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil, plus extra for greasing
- 4-6 fresh eggs (for egg hoppers)
- Pinch of baking soda (optional, for extra crispness)
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 320
- Protein
- 9 g
- Carbs
- 52 g
- Fat
- 8 g
