Recipe: To Try At Home Martabak Manis / Indonesian Sweet Martabak

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Martabak Manis / Indonesian Sweet Martabak. Martabak Manis (Indonesian sweet thick pancake) is one of popular snack in Indonesia. It is also known as 'Terang Bulan' (means 'shinning moon' in English) in Surabaya (East Java) or 'Martabak Bangka' in Bandung (West Java). You can easily find it along the streets in almost big cities in Indonesia as common street food that usually.

A filled pancake dessert that my husband learned while living in Indonesia.

We like to serve it at dinner parties because it is different, everyone loves it, and we have a great method–I cook, he fills.

Very easy to double the recipe.

You can cook Martabak Manis / Indonesian Sweet Martabak using 20 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Martabak Manis / Indonesian Sweet Martabak

1. You need of 1 st Mix.

2. It’s 250 gr of Plain Flour.

3. Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.

4. Prepare 1/2 tsp of baking powder.

5. You need 3 tbsp of sugar.

6. You need of 2 nd Mix.

7. You need 1 of egg.

8. You need 300 ml of whole milk.

9. It’s 1/2 tsp of vanilla.

10. Prepare of Last mix.

11. Prepare 1/2 tsp of baking soda.

12. Prepare of Toppings (some are optional, up to you, I put some mostly used).

13. You need of Margarine (is a must).

14. It’s of Chocolate sprinkles.

15. You need of Roasted nuts.

16. You need of Condensed milk (is a must).

17. It’s of Cheese.

18. Prepare of Raisins.

19. It’s of Nutella.

20. You need of Peanut butter.

Well, just like American with their American Pancake pancake, the French with their Crepes, and the rest of the world with whatever.

Indonesian has their own version of pancake, Martabak Manis (Sweet Pancake).

Indonesians usually have Martabak for supper shared with families or friends.

Trust me, you wouldn't want to.

Martabak Manis / Indonesian Sweet Martabak instructions

1. Mix well all the "1st mix" ingredients.

2. Add the ”2nd mix" ingredients. And mix it..

3. Close the bowl and let it rest for 1 hour.

4. After one hour. Check, if it has bubbles, it means its done. add the last mix (baking soda) and mix it..

5. Heat your frying pan until its very hot. You can check by splashing a little bit of water to the pan..

6. Change the heat to medium. Add half of the batter to the pan. And let it touch the edges of the pan..

7. After it bubbles. Change the heat to low. Sprinkle some sugar and put a lid on..

8. Check occasionally to prevent burn. If it burns, it means youre setting the heat to high. When it's done, put the martabak in your plate..

9. Add a lot of margarine and condensed milk to your martabak.

10. Add all the toppings.

11. Cut half of the martabak, and put half to the top of the other half..

Martabak Manis (Indonesian Sweet Pancake) is also called Martabak Bangka or Martabak Terang Bulan.

In Malaysia, it is known as Apam Balik.

Manis means sweet since Indonesia also has a savory kind of Martabak called Martabak Telor or Martabak Telur (Deep Fried Beef Rolls).

It is a very popular snack in Indonesia and normally sold by street vendor in the evening. is a popular snack in Indonesia.

In Jakarta and West Java, Indonesia, these sweet, thick pancakes are known as "martabak manis" ("sweet martabak").