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    Home » Recipes » Vegetarian

    Middle Eastern Pancakes

    Published: Jun 26, 2014 · Updated: Apr 29, 2020 by Peter G · This post may contain affiliate links · 8 Comments

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    Enjoy a different kind of brunch and make these Middle Eastern pancakes served alongside some roasted chickpeas and a creamy tahini dressing.

    a stack of Middle Eastern pancakes drizzled with tahini

    When you think of pancakes, I'm sure your first thoughts aren't about the Middle East and its wonderful herbs and spices.  Well, I'm about to change that!  These Middle Eastern  pancakes are of the savoury kind.  They are accompanied with some roasted chickpeas and kale and topped with a lemon-y tahini dressing.

    cooked pancakes in a cast iron pan

    As often is the case with me, I had way too many ingredients lying about that I wanted to use up. Add a can of the "way too many purchased cans of chickpeas that were on sale" and brunch is served.

    pancakes made with Middle Eastern ingredients served on a plate

    If you're looking for something different than the usual buckwheat pikelets or almond pancakes, I urge you to get a batch of these on the stovetop immediately.  Serve them as part of a "Middle Eastern inspired" buffet. In my little soirée I also included fresh dates and mint tea.

    They're filled with freshly chopped spring onions, coriander, cumin and sumac. I've also used a combo of spelt flours as my choice of flour but you can always use the regular kind. No stress!  So what are you waiting for?

    Get in the kitchen and make these and serve them up for a very different kind of brunch.

    Scroll down for the Middle Eastern pancakes recipe.

    Middle Eastern pancakes
    Middle Eastern inspired pancakes served on a plate drizzled with tahini

    Middle Eastern style Pancakes

    Author: Peter G
    Enjoy a different kind of brunch and make these Middle Eastern pancakes served alongside some roasted chickpeas and a creamy tahini dressing.
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Cook Time 45 mins
    Total Time 1 hr 15 mins
    Cuisine Middle Eastern
    Servings 4 people

    Ingredients
      

    For the roasted chickpeas and kale:

    • 400 g chickpeas, (from a can) drained and rinsed
    • 1 cup kale, finely chopped
    • 2 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 teaspoon sumac
    • 1 pinch salt
    • 1 pimch pepper

    For the pancakes:

    • 150 g spelt flour, white
    • 40 g spelt flour, wholemeal
    • 3 spring onions, thinly sliced
    • 3 tablespoon coriander, finely chopped
    • 1 jalapeno , thinly sliced - you can substotute another kind of chilli if you wish
    • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
    • 1 teaspoon sumac
    • 300 ml milk
    • 1 egg
    • 25 g butter, melted

    Tahini dressing:

    • 3 tablespoon tahini
    • ½ lemon, juiced
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
    • 5 tablespoon water, to bring it to a pouring consistency
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    Instructions
     

    • Preheat your oven to 190 deg C. Combine the chickpeas, kale, olive oil, sumac and salt and pepper in a bowl. Stir to combine and then place the mixture in a roasting and bake for 20-25 mins until the kale becomes crispy.
    • In a separate bowl combine the spelt flours, spring onions, coriander, jalapeno, cumin and sumac. Stir to combine.
    • In a separate jug, combine the milk and egg and whisk thoroughly. Pour into the spelt flour mixture and stir until well combined. Add the melted butter to the savoury pancake batter and allow to rest for 10 mins.
    • To make the pancakes, preheat your pan with a little ghee on a medium high heat. Once heated scoop out ¼ measuring cup of batter and cook the pancake on one side for 2 mins, turn over and cook the other side for 1 min. Repeat until all pancakes are cooked.
    • Combine the ingredients for the tahini dressing and serve alongside the pancakes and roasted chickpeas.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1 person | Calories: 655 kcal | Carbohydrates: 76 g | Protein: 22 g | Fat: 30 g | Saturated Fat: 8 g | Sugar: 2 g

    This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

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    1. Maureen Shaw

      June 26, 2014 at 11:40 pm

      This would make a lovely lunch for me. I like how you've put sumac in there.

      Reply
    2. cynthia

      June 27, 2014 at 1:06 am

      Oh my goodness, these look fantastic. I love savory pancakes, and a Middle Eastern version sounds incredible. And your photography is stunning, as always -- it's like Christmas whenever a new post arrives 🙂 Thank you for sharing!

      Reply
    3. Helen (grabyourfork)

      June 27, 2014 at 1:46 am

      So now I can legitimately have pancakes for dinner! Hurrah!

      Reply
    4. Arthur

      June 27, 2014 at 4:01 am

      Nice flavors!

      Reply
    5. Pang

      June 27, 2014 at 4:11 am

      I <3 <3 <3 this post SO MUCH. Your photographs are so exquisite, and I am truly in awe of the recipe. 🙂

      Reply
    6. lalit kumar

      June 27, 2014 at 7:43 pm

      Full of flavours and images is very nice...

      Reply
    7. Sara (Belly Rumbles)

      July 16, 2014 at 2:15 am

      These have to be good for you.

      Reply
    8. Anna Kelberg

      September 01, 2014 at 10:22 pm

      Your photos and recipes make me want to quit my diet each and every time I see them. Im in love with your talent in seeing thing in these colors at these angles! Please, you should never stop!

      I wish one day my food photography will be the same =)

      Reply

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