All day long.
It might sound “over the top”, but can you imagine if someone magically appears and works on your daily to-do lists and chores?
My heart did a little flip just at the mere thought of this 😉
OK fine, admittedly I should thank my lucky stars for the devoted services of my humble dishwasher, but just the idea of loading and unloading…
well… it’s so loathing.
Who hates chores, raise your hands?
CAN I ALSO ADD THAT NOT ONLY I LOATHE UNLOADING DISHES FROM THE DISHWASHER, BUT FOLDING LAUNDRY MAKES ME CRINGE.
I just don’t like the idea of doing the same chore twice. It’s so time consuming and I’d rather use the time to do recipe testing. Which is how this recipe came about in the first place. My aunt makes the best scallion pancakes and this is a spiced version of that recipe, jazzed up with some springy radishes and five spice powder.
Inspired by my aunt’s Chinese scallion pancake recipe.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1.5 cup scallions, thinly sliced
- 4 whole radishes, grated
- 1 heaping tsp of salt
- 1 tsp of Chinese five spice powder
- 1/4 cup warm water
- some almond/vegetable oil & flour to use during prep
Directions:
- In a large non-reactive bowl, add all purpose, whole wheat flour, scallions, radishes, salt & five spice powder. Mix to combine.
- Drizzle in some warm water. Knead until it combines into a semi-soft dough. Make sure the dough is not too dry or too soft. Cover the dough with a slightly damp kitchen towel and keep it aside to rest for a few minutes.
- Heat a non-stick skillet on medium.
- Divide dough into small equal portions, roughly the size of a ping pong ball. Roll between palms and apply gentle pressure till the dough balls are smoothly rounded. Make as many to keep ready before rolling out.
- Flour surface and rolling pin.
- Flour the dough ball and roll into 6 inch circles or as thin as possible without tearing. If the dough begins sticking on surface and rolling pin, lightly dust with some whole wheat flour on both sides.
- Place rolled out pancakes on hot skillet for a few seconds before flipping over. At this point, some brown spots would begin appearing. Brush on some almond oil and flip it over again. Repeat with smearing some almond oil onto the other side. Using a spatula, lightly apply pressure to the puffed areas all around.
- Flip again and lightly apply pressure making sure rolled out pancakes are golden brown and lightly crisped on both sides.
- Serve on room temperature with some soy sauce or any oriental dipping sauce.
On the flip side, we had a friend over for lunch today to a table-full of Indian feasts. He’s vegan and we feasts on chickpeas & edamame coconut curry, oven crisped bitter gourd, mushroom in spiced cashew cream sauce, vegan spiced eggplant, salad, steamed rice and chapati.
Phew! That was a lot of fun cooking. But I can’t say the same about the photos from this archived recipes — which were too difficult to look at.
Really 😀
Just the thought of dealing with a kitchen sink filled with piled-high dishes makes me want to succumb to my day dreaming, all day long.
Time to wake up 🙂
What do you hate the most from your household chores?
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These pancakes look so tasty, wish I was snacking on them now!
As for chores, I don’t mind washing dishes but I don’t enjoy drying or putting them away…
Laura (Tutti Dolci) recently posted..brown butter cherry bars
Laura — me too! I hate doing dishes multiple times 😀
Hand raised! We don’t even have a dishwasher…!!! So chores are the pits! However I’m loving the look of these lovely little pancakes!
Ashley — i can’t complain about dishwasher now, can i? 😉
Healthy recipe !! Wish I could have a bite of it.. Its yummy !! love ur photography !
Coming to the chores, Emptying the dishwasher is what I hate the most 😛 …
Sowmya — thanks my dear.
And I’m glad my complain about emptying the dishwasher is in agreement of many 🙂
I am with you – the dishwasher is my nemesis! It is always full or needs to be emptied. Those look so good!
Alyssa — ha, the problems we face 😀
Your pictures are like a story, so gorgeous !! I love your blog
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These are so pretty. There’s a Chinese green onion pancakes (very similar to these) that I always make. But the Chinese version doesn’t have radish in them. I’ve gotta try these out as I think the radishes will add some nice texture and flavors to the pancakes. 🙂 And yes, I hate chores…and I hate washing dishes the most (and I don’t like using a dishwasher for some reasons). Unfortunately, my sink is usually full after a recipe testing (which I enjoy so much). How ironic! hahaha….
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Amy Tong — you enjoy a sink full with dishes?! Come and stay with me 😀
Delicious looking savory pancakes! A lovely recipe.
Cheers,
Rosa
Rosa — thank you, my sweet friend 🙂
Can you see my hands are raised?
Lovely pancakes.
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Another delicious, unusual dish I have never seen before! Every time I visit your blog, I have my eyes wide open!
I hate every single home chore… apart from cooking (which, I cannot believe, but is considered by many people as a chore!).
Sissi recently posted..Bread Tartlet with Egg and Asparagus
Sissi — cooking is a chore? who even dare saying it? 😀
I love scallion pancakes and this sounds like a great spin-off and very creative at that. Chores are a bore, I agree…I try not to think about it too much and then it doesn’t seem so bad.
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Monica — chores are something I don’t even think about. But while doing it, definitely gets on my nerves 😉
It looks delicious! Good recipe! BTW, I love your blog site!
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I very often in the late late evening when kids are sleeping kick my feet up and watch Friends! We have pancakes at least once a week, this is a great new version for me!!
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Nancy — aaahh, so glad we have something in common apart from food related stuff 😉
I feel the same way about unloading the dishwasher and folding laundry..these pancakes looks like aloo-parathas with spring inspired veggies. I could take 3 or 5 of these, tear them apart, dip in chutney and forget that rest of the world exists for little bit 😛
dixya| food, pleasure, and health recently posted..Chatamari : Savory Pancakes {Gluten Free}
Dixya — haha, i love your thoughts on savoring bites 🙂
This is my fav combo Kiran.. Wish to have anytime and also many time of the day. Hey u know I have similar props with me too 🙂 The cooling grill, plate etc. Love them. Asusual pictures looks great.
Pavithra — thank you so much! the cooling grill is actually a vintage potato grater. But i’d rather use it as a cooling rack 🙂
Oh these reminds me of the Chinese green onion pancake –oh yum! They’re gorgeous and I just want to sink my teeth into these. 🙂 Great post Kiran!
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Anne — thank you so much! and yes, these are definitely a reminisce of green onion pancakes 🙂
I hate doing laundry the MOST! But watching FRIENDS back to back, yeah that cures everything for me. Didn’t know you are a fan too 🙂
The scallion radish pancakes sounds fantastic, great for a lazy weekend breakfast!
Kankana — I read somewhere that there will soon be a FRIENDS reunion. A movie perhaps. So exciting 😀
I’m away from home and I can’t cook in the hotel. Visiting your blog makes me realize how much I miss cooking! This pancakes looks so palatable. Once I made a Chinese radish cake, 99% radish.. they tasted pretty good. I’m now ready to add more radish in my recipes!
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Daniela — oh my dear, you always say the best things all the time! hope you get to be home soon to enjoy what you love doing the most 🙂
Chores ! Ya esp UNLOADING the dishwasher ! how true! But I must say dishwasher is indeed a life saver ! Idon mind loading it, but unloading ! 😉 Great pics as usual !
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Shree — lol, seems like we all despise unloading dishes 😉
I love a savory pancake, and yours look so perfect, Kiran! Thank you for sharing your adaptation of your aunt’s lovely recipe. As for chores… consider me nowhere to be found when it comes to vacuuming! We do it so often that I’ve come to hate it!
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Georgia — thank god the hubby willingly helps me with the vacuuming. There’s only so much I can tolerate in the “chore” department 😉
Dishwashers and I don’t get along. But I wouldn’t want to be without one. Anyway, nice, easy recipe with tons of flavor. These look terrific! Thanks so much.
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John — i wouldn’t want to be without one either 😉
These look delicious!
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Yes, I love this pancakes, and you just reminded me that I have not made this for a while…Yours look awesome, beautifully done Kiran.
Hope you are having a great week my dear 🙂
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Juliana — thanks so so much and I hope you are having a great week 🙂
love the idea of savory pancakes. They could be eaten for breakfast or dinner and I for one could eat them all day!
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Jessica — me too! 😉
Raising my hand so very high, I can’t stand any of it but it drives my even crazier to see things dirty so I do it *sigh*.
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Argh these look SO freaking delicious Kiran!
Funnily enough I don’t mind doing dishes and chores (and I’m currently dishwasher-less!) House rituals help me relax and detach from work stresses.
I know, I’m weird.
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How I would love these for my breakfast tomorrow! 😀
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EasyFoodSmith — and I hope you had some 🙂
Haha talk to my mum, she is exactly the same! Everytime the dishwasher fritzes, it is the end 😛
LOVE these savoury pancakes, they are flavoured beautifully!
Cheers
CCU
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CCU — lol, i feel her pain 😀
Hehe I hope you get to make your dream come true! I think it sounds as if you need to take a bit of a break-with a plate of these pancakes and no dishes in the sink 🙂
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Lorraine — if i do, it’ll not be only for me.. but for all of us too 😉
haha, I do hate chores. We actually don’t have a dishwasher but I’m lucky enough to have a patient husband who does 99.9% of the dishes 🙂
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Gina — lucky you 😉
We have loads of radishes at the moment and this would definitely put one of them to a good use. I hate that household chores are repetitive, after you have washed up there is not far behind it another pile of dishes to do.
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Lizzie — so true about annoying repetitive chores. sigh!
i agree. i would love if someone could just clean up and put everything back in its place after i am done:) and i’d rather keep cooking way and taking photos.
those pancakes look scrumptious!
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Folding laundry makes me angry too!!! Hahaha
These scallion pancakes look wonderful! I love the contrast between the dark and light photos 🙂 Going to look at all the linked recipes now in my procrastination!
xxx
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Gemma — lol, it’s so easy to get annoyed at all the chores we have to do. right? 😀
Such delicious pancakes! I hate chores too.
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Nik — don’t we all 😉
These pancakes look beyond delicious.
For me, ironing is such a chore!
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Angie — i usually hang my laundry as soon as it’s out from the dryer (hot). that way, it won’t crease up too much and makes ironing a breeze!
Folding laundry, really the last thing I would want to do, oh wait! actually make it I never want to do. Everything else I am okay with. Just okay! 😛
And, the recipe – have you tried using rice flour in this? I think it would go well.
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Charul — can we just summarize that I loathe the idea of chores? It’s easier that way 😀
and nope, i’ve never used rice flour for this recipe. i’m intrigued to try it the next time. thanks for the tip!
Me too raising my hands…these pancakes reminds me of my Mooli ke Parathe. Nice combo.
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Sanjeeta — it’s quite different than our usual mooli ka paratha. Mooli is spicier, whereas this tiny radishes are slightly sweet 🙂
Looks like those dreamy, savory pancakes are straight from heaven 🙂 You have this amazing skill of transforming an ordinary ‘thing’ into something so special, so precious! You’re gifted, sweetheart 🙂
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Yesyesyes! This recipe makes me so happy. Scallion pancakes are one of my favourite childhood snacks, and I love the twist you added with beautiful radish.
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Irina — i’m so glad this recipe brought a smile on your face 🙂
I hate chores, too! Folding laundry and dusting is the worst for me! Loading and Unloading the dishwasher, I can tolerate! Hehe! Picture perfect pancakes, by the way! I love the addition of radishes!
Jen — you can tolerate unloading the dishwasher?! I want you in my life 😀
I have some radish in the crisper and I was just going to throw it into a raita. This is *so* much better!
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Needful — aww, thanks honey. radish raita is delicious too 🙂
I love Chinese savory pancakes! When we go to Taiwan, I usually get this for breakfast at a stall near my in-law’s house! YUM!
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