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Pumpkin pancake on plate

Pumpkin pancake

A different way of cooking pumpkin
Prep Time:15 minutes
Cook Time:30 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Breakfast
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: pancake
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 300 g Kabocha
  • 30 g granulated sugar
  • 200 g glutinous rice flour
  • oil for pan frying

Instructions

  • Cut the kabocha in half and take out the seeds.
    Steamed kabocha (Japanese squash)- alternative to pumpkins
  • Put the kabocha into a steamer (bamboo or steel) for 20 min on medium high, until a knife or fork pokes through easily
  • Take the Kabocha out and let it cool down, about 10-15 minutes
  • Scoop out the flesh and discard the outer peel. Mash using a fork or potato masher
    Mashed kabocha (Japanese squash)
  • add in sugar and glutinous rice flour. Hand mix until all the rice flour is incorporated.
    Kabocha (Japanese squash) pancake dough
  • Break and roll the Kabocha dough into roughly 30g pieces (about 17 balls).
    kabocha glutinous rice dough rolled into balls for pancakes
  • Flatten them into 5cm or 2 inches pancake.
  • Turn the heat to medium low. Brush a bit of oil on a bottom of a frying pan. Pan fry them on each side for about 1 minute
    Kabocha dough flattened into pancake and fried
  • Take them out and they can be eaten right away or stored in the fridge in a container. If you want to eat it again, I would reheat it in the microwave for about 20-30s depending on the microwave.
    Finished Pumpkin (kabocha) pancakes