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Chicken Pancake Squares

Chicken Pancake Squares are delicious snacks served warm. Savory crepes stuffed with a spicy preparation of chicken served as snack or appetizer.
Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Brunch, Snack
Cuisine Global
Keyword Chicken, Crepes, Wraps
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 10
Author Shanaz Rafiq

Ingredients

For Chicken Mince Stuffing:

  • 500 grams chicken mince
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 2 tbsp chopped garlic
  • 2 tbsp yogurt
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp chopped green chilies
  • 1 tsp red chili flakes optional
  • ½ cup chopped spring onion green & white
  • 1 tsp black pepper powder
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • 4 tbsp cooking oil

For Crepes:

  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup milk
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 cup plain flour
  • 2 tbsp melted butter
  • ¼ cup chopped coriander leaves
  • ¾ tsp Salt

Instructions

For stuffing

  • In a bowl, mix together chicken mince and yogurt.
  • Heat oil in a saucepan and fry garlic and onion till soft and slightly changes colour.
  • Add chicken mince and stir well until well combined with onion. Cook for 1 minute on high heat and then reduce the heat.
  • Now add soy sauce, chopped green chilies (as per your taste), chili flakes, salt, and pepper.
  • Place the lid and cook the mince till is fully done. Cook till the water in the chicken mixture has dried out.
  • Finally add chopped spring onion, stir well and remove from heat.
  • Cool the chicken mixture completely before using it as stuffing for any dish.

For crepes

  • Mix all the above mentioned ingredients for crepe in a large bowl till you get a smooth mixture.
  • Heat a non stick pan and grease it with few drops of oil.
  • Pour a ladle full (2 or 3 tbsp) of batter on the pan and slowly rotate the pan in such a way that batter spreads evenly over the pan making thin crepes.
  • Cook for 1 minute and flip over the crepe and again cook for 30 seconds on the other side.
  • Remove in a plate and cool before adding the stuffing.
  • This batter will make 6 to 7 medium-size crepes.

For pancake sqaures

  • Make a flour mixture to stick the edges. (1 tbsp plain flour + 2 tbsp water)
  • Take a crepe and place a tbsp of chicken stuffing in the middle of the crepe.
  • Fold the crepe from all four sides to make a square-shaped pocket.
  • Stick the edges with a mixture of 1 tbsp of flour and 2 tbsp of water.
  • Heat 2 or 3 tbsp oil in a pan and shallow fry the folded crepes on both sides till golden.
  • Serve hot with chili sauce.

Notes

This batter yeilds 6 to 7 medium-size crepes.
The pancake squares taste best when freshly made and served hot.