The basic pancake Nigerians are used to comprises of the normal pancake batter with a little bit of onion, pepper and sugar. My mum used to make it a whole lot when my siblings and i were quite young and it was always a hit every time with hot or cold beverage plus, it was an easy breakfast she could quickly whip up before heading to work. i remember back then, we’d sit around the kitchen with our plates in our hands waiting eagerly for momma to drop the hot pancakes in our plates. We also made sure we dug into the pancakes in the kitchen so we could ask for more once we had cleared the ones in our plates….lol!
Pancakes are quite versatile as some like theirs plain and some others prefer theirs with the added condiments which always gives the quick meal a nice distinct taste. #Easy-recipe, #Quick-breakfast, #healthy snacks for children, you’d definitely enjoy it ;).
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How to make Nigerian style pancakes from scratch
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook time: 30 mins
Makes: 12 Pancakes
Step 2: Sieve the flour in a separate medium sized bowl. Dissolve the powdered milk or dilute the saturated milk in the cup of water. Make a well in the middle of the flour and pour in the milk. Mix till you get a smooth batter.
Step 3: Gently add the whisked eggs, sugar, salt and mix to get a smooth runny batter (The more milk/eggs you add, the thinner your pancakes would turn out)
Step 4: Add the chopped pepper & onions, mix to incorporate.
Step 5: Heat a non-stick frying pan and add a trace of butter/margarine or vegetable oil ; Spread evenly over the cooking surface.
Step 6: Pour in two cooking spoons full of the batter and swirl to spread evenly. Cook for 1 minute and flip over for a further 30 seconds.
Step 7: Transfer to a flat plate and repeat the process till the batter is used up.
Serve Hot with any beverage.
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I love pancakes! My mum also used to make it a lot but hers was plain without the onions and pepper. I'll try it with that and see how it tastes. 😀
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Oh myyy…this looks yummy!! Never made a pancake in my life ( don't judge me, lol! Its just something I don't eat, so I don't bother.), but will defo try this. Thanks for sharing.
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Dobby: ur recipe's don't end in my kitchen. I just never commented. Cooking is my hobby and you just keep d fire burning for me
thanx for giving me a beakfast idea for tomorrow. you 're always on point. have a great weekend
Adaobi Nne Di nma! Aka mu Di na enu oooo. Your Zenith is on d way.
Nice!!!!!!!!!!!
Pancakes are the bomb. I grate in nutmeg and add a dash of vanilla essence. Really yummy.
do let us know how it goes cassandra. i'm sure you'd love it 🙂
Thanks Kemi 🙂
Awww!!! Thank you amaka. I wish you same 🙂
Thank you too Anon.
yaaayyy!! Thanks for the nice comment Adedoyin. Do keep in touch k 🙂
Thanks miss may :). Do keep us posted once you do, i'm sure you'd love it.
Thanks for the contribution Anon, that sounds like a nice idea. would definitely try that out.
Are you serious? Never seen this in my life before. To think I just wasted my last set of flour on plain pancakes last week, when I coulda done this? Definitely trying this soonest. Thanks
Dobby dis is yummmy so going to try it.thanks so much n big hug 2u
Thanks so much Dobby 4 dis new idea.I'm so going to try it.big hug to u.
Tomorrow,my son will b taking this to school in his lunchbox. Tnx 4 d idea Dobby,u re a darling
I love pancakes. How come yours looks dis sexy? I make mine exactly like yours. Dobby u r a blessing to my cooking skills. Pls kindly visit my blog and tell me what u think. Ur comments are precious to me.
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Love love love!!! Dobby please post a recipe on pizza please??.
dobby pls which milk product did you use. because am confused with the term saturated
Thank you too claire *Hugs* 🙂
lol! And thought most people knew about this. i'm sure you'd luv it. Thank you too atilola 🙂
Thanks Anon! Do send me a pic 🙂
Awww!!! thanks Cyndy. Love your posts on Coconut oil and natural hair tips. Even bookmarked them 😉
Saturated milk is the liquid milk usually sold in small tins such as peak, three crowns, Nunu and a host of others.
Sure i could. Would work on that soon 🙂
i will try it out tomorrow morning tanks for dat
Do keep us posted 🙂
I just love your blog, I came across it for the first time today. I've discovered a lot of great food to make for my kids that will give them good childhood memories.
Wow, tnkd to u Dobby had my pancake more tasty nd appealing this tym.#smiling#
Awwww!!! Thanks Kadasher :)….glad you love it. Sure the kids would find the meals really interesting and tasty too. Do keep me posted 😉
Thanks Anon 2:24, glad you found the post useful 🙂
tried dis recipe and it didn't work. pancakes were scrambled. pls dobby wt did I do wrong? **sad**
the pan you used is probably the major cause or you probably made the mixture too light. Did you use a non-stick pan?
Dobby hi, please you said "cook" is it with g.oil i.e fry or??? I don't get plus it sticks to the pan… a little help here, thanks
yes i meant with g.oil, frying is a method of cooking. The best type of pan to use for pancakes is the non-stick pan therefore you wouldn't need to add so much oil , just a trace (about 1/4 teaspoon) would do. If the pan sticks then you might need to add more oil but before doing so try this trick…..If you've got dry garri around, rub it thoroughly over the surface of the dry sticky pan dust it off before using to fry. Heard it works like magic.
pls make my pan cake much like urs except for the butter as oil in the pan for mine some times in the egg, sugar, salt and milk mix i add butter it makes it fluffy.
But pls can u tell me what u served it with in the picture above?
Cos i use stew wit mine n babe its marvelous but am welcome to new ideas.
I served mine with scrambled eggs and sardine….yummy!
Pls I wanted to know if I can make the pancakes without milk…
yes you can but it's always better with milk.
Yippy! I just made mine and I killed it! Tnx Dobby.
Glad it turned out fine Rayna 🙂
I have made my pancake with and without the addition served mine with sausage and jam. Pls try it u will enjoy it.
Thanks for the feedback anon.
Hmmmm
So i just tried this and had it with iced tea!
Pure bliss.
Yeah, I had nutmeg too and orange zest(just for flavour) Dobby, your pancakes look nice by the way!
Thanks khadijah 🙂
My mom adds crushed bananas and a little nutmeg to her's growing up. Never had it with onions and pepper. Will definitely give it a try.
Thanks for the feedback Anon.
Crushed bananas and nutmeg sounds nice. i'me sure you'd love this once you try it out.
Can I add baking powder?
Not for this recipe.
Thanks for this recipe, I have never made pancakes b4, but am willing to try this out…..*fingers crossed*
i'm sure you'd love it zeeberry
Can I also use wheat flour
yes you can.
Thanks Dobby for sharing. My hubby's favourite meal is pancake. I omit milk and pepper in my recipe. I add lemon juice to my batter and it makes it yummy and easily digestable. I make lemon pancakes.. Yummy, yummy!!
I guess i'd give that a try too 😉
Can I add banking powder?
Can I add banking powder?
For this particular version, No. CLICK HERE and HERE to view the types you can use baking powder for.
Hi Abigail, For this particular version, No. CLICK the links above this comment to view the types you can use baking powder for.