Vegan Vietnamese Crepes (Bánh xèo chay) Recipe

Ingredients

Batter 

1 1/2 cup Rice Flour

1 1/2 Water

1/2 tsp. Turmeric 

2 Green Onions 

1/2 cup Coconut Milk

Mung Bean Fillings 

1/2 cup Mung Bean 

Water

pinch of Salt

Carrot and Jicama Fillings

3 Carrots

1/2 medium size Jicama

2 Green Onions

2 Tbsp. Oil

1 tsp. Mushroom Seasoning

1 tsp. Sugar

pinch of Salt

Ground Black Pepper

Extra stuff

Herbs

Lettuce

Vietnamese Vegetarian Fish Sauce

In a large bowl, add in 1 1/2 cup Rice Flour and 1 1/2 cup Water.  Mix and add 1/2 tsp. Turmeric. Mix well, cover and set aside for 30 minutes.  After 30 minutes, chop 2 Green Onions and add into batter. Add in 1/2 cup Coconut Milk. Mix well, cover and set aside until you’re ready to make the Crepes. 

Soak 1/2 cup Mung Bean in water over-night. Once it expands, rinse the Mung Bean a few times.  Pour enough water to cover the Mung Bean and add in a pinch of Salt, cook on medium heat. Remember to stir.  When it starts to soften, remove from heat. Set aside. 

Peel and cut into strips, 3 Carrots. Peel and cut into strips 1/2 of a medium size Jicama. Chop 2 Green Onions. Now, you’ll need to stir-fry the fillings.  In a pan, add in 2 Tbsp. Oil. Add in the white section of the chopped Green Onions.  Cook on medium-high heat. Add in the Carrots and Jicama. Add in 1 tsp. Mushroom Seasoning, 1 tsp. Sugar and a pinch of Salt. Stir for about 2 minutes. Add in the rest of the chopped Green Onions and some Ground Black Pepper. Stir for another few minutes and remove from heat. 

Have your batter, mung bean fillings and carrot/jicama filling ready. Time to make the crepes. In a large nonstick pan add in 1 tsp. Oil. Make sure it’s evenly spread out on the pan.  Then using a ladle, pour in enough to cover the bottom of the pan.  Put some of the carrot/jicama fillings on one side and mung bean fillings on the other side. Cover with a lid and let it cook on medium-high heat.  When the edge starts to curl up, check if it’s fully cooked.  If it is, flip it over the other half.  Scoop it onto a plate.  Repeat until you use up all the batter and fillings. Enjoy with herbs, lettuce and Vietnamese Vegetarian Fish Sauce Vegetarian Fish Sauce.