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Sri Lankan Egg Hoppers served and ready to eat
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Sri Lankan Egg Hoppers

Bowl-shaped fermented rice flour pancakes with a soft egg in the centre — Sri Lanka's most loved breakfast.

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12 hrPrep
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20 minCook
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4Serves
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MediumLevel
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups rice flour
  • 1/2 cup wheat flour
  • 1 tsp yeast
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 500ml coconut milk
  • 200ml warm water
  • 8 eggs
  • Oil

Instructions

  1. Whisk all the flours, yeast, sugar, salt with coconut milk and water; rest 8 hours or overnight to ferment.
  2. Heat a small wok or hopper pan; brush with oil.
  3. Pour a ladle of batter; swirl to coat the sides into a bowl shape.
  4. Crack an egg into the centre.
  5. Cover and cook 3 minutes until the edges are crisp and the egg is set.
  6. Slide out carefully.
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Tara’s tips

  • The pan should be very hot — that's how you get the crisp edges.
  • A small wok works if you don't have a hopper pan.

Serving suggestions

  • Serve with pol sambol and lunu miris.

Storage & reheating

Batter keeps 3 days in the fridge.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.

Frequently asked questions

Plain hoppers?

Skip the egg for plain hoppers — equally traditional.

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