Savoury Crêpes
A crêpe is a type of very thin pancake made from flour, eggs, sugar/salt, milk and butter. Crêpes can be either sweet or savoury, depending on personal taste or for what meal they are being prepared.For my sweet crêpes recipe, click HERE.These are savoury ones, perfect for a light lunch or dinner, and the best way to use up leftovers because just about any filling works beautifully in these soft and delicious wraps!
Ingredients
Ingredients for Crêpes
- 1 cup plain/all purpose flour
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tbsp. melted butter
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- drop of garlic paste optional
- 1 tbsp. chopped coriander
- 1 chopped red or green chilli
- some oil or butter for greasing the pan
- a saucepan preferably non-stick (about 8")
Ingredients for Chicken Marinade
- 250 gm boneless chicken breast cut into strips
- 1 tbsp. yoghurt
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- pinch of red chilli powder
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp. cumin powder
Other Ingredients
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 1 tbsp. flour
- 1 tbsp. butter
- 1/2 cup milk
- sliced stir-fried mushrooms optional
- boiled potato cubes optional
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. black pepper powder
- 1 chopped green chilli
- 2 tbsp. chopped coriander
Instructions
- First, prepare the FillingMarinate the chicken strips in the marinade ingredients for at least 30 minutes. Then grill or fry the chicken until done (takes about 3 minutes per side) and slice into bite-sized pieces. Set aside.Next, heat the butter, fry onions until soft then add the flour, salt and black pepper. Add the milk, cook until it thickens, mix in the cooked chicken (and cooked mushrooms/potatoes if you are using them) add chopped green chilies and coriander leaves. Turn off the heat and you’re done.Now, prepare the CrêpesPut the flour, chopped chilli, chopped coriander and salt in a mixing bowl and give them a quick stir using a whisk to combine the ingredients and aerate the flour. These will be your dry ingredients.In a small jug, pour the milk, water and eggs. Whisk them together just to combine. These are the wet ingredients.Make a well in your dry ingredients and gradually pour the wet ingredients whilst whisking until you have a thin batter. Lastly, add the melted butter and drop of garlic paste and whisk until it has incorporated.You can now use the batter right away or cover and rest it for 30 minutes in the refrigerator. This batter can keep perfectly for up to 2 days if refrigerated. Remember to give the batter a quick stir before using.To cook the crêpes, heat your frying pan on medium heat until very hot. Put a few drops of oil or butter and swirl it around or wipe it with a kitchen towel to have a thin coating of oil on the pan.Scoop about a 1/4 cup (use a measuring cup if you have one) of batter and pour it on the hot pan. Grab the handle and swirl the pan around to distribute the batter evenly and as thinly as possible. Set the pan back on the heat and cook for about a minute or less. Once the bottom of the crêpe is slightly browned and cooked, flip it over and cook the other side.Remove the ready crêpe on a plate and wipe the pan with a drop of oil in preparation for the next one. Repeat the procedure until all the crêpes are done and ready.Roll some of the filling in each crêpe and serve warm.Enjoy!
How do you make stir fried mushroom? xx
Slice the mushrooms, heat some olive oil or butter in a pan, add the mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. Stir-fry until they soften, DONE! 🙂
Very nice
Pls when you mention ‘pepper’ in your ingrediets which type of pepper are you referring to?
Black pepper powder.
can i use an alternative for flour,for the filling?
Flour is the best option for this recipe.
which milk is tasty for the crepes?
Plain milk.
excellent
Salam apu..Can i omit butter in this recipe..?
please keep in touch.
W/Salaam, you can although it adds to the softness and flavour.
can i make 2 or 3 hour before eating its good or same taste
Yes you can make them earlier and they will still be soft and perfect.
What do u mean by all purpose flour?
Plain flour/Maida.
Hi fauzia
I made this today.
As always if you follow your instructions you can never fail and indeed my crepe turned out just as perfect as the picture and so did the chicken filling.
My children liked the filling (perhaps because it almost felt like the same filling as the one used in the chicken bread).
As for the combination of the filling with the crepe – it kinda was a “so so” at our dinner table. But thats just my picky eaters speaking.
Thank you for sharing and just wanted to let you know your instructions and measurements all turned out perfect.
I made it n it was a YUMMY thing=]
Delish
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Fauziaaaaaaaaaaa u r the best
love you
tried your crepes …its so easy and quick
The best thing about recipes are that they are inexpensive and readily available at home
THANKS ALOT
A/s fàuzia can we add cream also in the chicken
W/Salaam, yes you can.
what are the other mixing plx name them
Please check the fillings album. 🙂
Looks yummy. wil try it soon IA
It was really yum..my kids and hubby was really enjoy the dinnar.thx for the nice recipe…
Salam. Pls if I have left over crepe batter, how can I keep it for the next day, refrigerate or freeze? Jzk’k.
W/Salaam, refrigerate it. As mentioned in the recipe, the batter can keep in the fridge for up to two days.
Ooh sorry I didn’t see it. Actually, I made crepes for breakfast n had some extra batter left. Was thinking if it’s ok to refrigerate it so FKF just came to mind. Didn’t quite read the recipe though, just the questions before I typed in mine. Jazaakumul Laah khair. 🙂
Salam
Salam
The flour that you have mentioned for chicken, is it all purpose flour?
Thanks
W/Salaam, yes that is right.
W/Salaam, yes that is right.
Hey salam…tried this today.
Hey salam…tried this today…..yummmmmilicious….i used keema filling n I added a pinch of chilli powder in the crepe batter….Mashallah…turned out so well
Salam mam,I made dis & its
Salam mam,I made dis & its very nice.Thanx 4 d recipe.
Thanks for this lovely recipe
Thanks for this lovely recipe:)
AoA Masha Allah bohat acha
AoA Masha Allah bohat acha kam ker rahi hain aap or bohat yummy recipes hoti hai kiya yeh mujhe urdu main mil saktin hain. kiyon k baz dafa kuch samhaj nahi ata hay bari meharbani hogi apki Khush rahain hamesha
Salaam, am so sorry but I do
Salaam, am so sorry but I do not speak or understand Urdu, could you please translate for me?
Salam!pls what can I use hold
Salam!pls what can I use hold the savoury crepe after rolling it?
W/Salaam, they are normally
W/Salaam, they are normally easy to handle and can be eaten off a plate but you can wrap them in foil if you need to.
Aoa! Your recepies are superb
Aoa! Your recepies are superb 🙂 I just want to ask you if I can freeze cre’pes (pancakes only)?
Thanks! Yes you can.
Thanks! Yes you can.
Hello Fauzia
Hello Fauzia
Can i marinate chickn simply with lime juice, chilli, salt n pepper and fry it and just mix it with cream cheese n use it in the crepes??
Hi, yes that is fine.
Hi, yes that is fine.
Aoa Fauzia,can I use this
Aoa Fauzia,can I use this recipe as a covering for egg rolls?esp if I don’t cook them fully and after filling them in,deep fry them?
This works best with a soft
This works best with a soft type of filling, but if you want to try with egg rolls you certainly can experiment. 🙂
This is a really nice recipe.
This is a really nice recipe. Can I give these as a lunch to my kids to school? I need to know if these crepes can be made once a week and can be frozen.???
Yes you can pack these for
Yes you can pack these for lunch, they are best made fresh as they are very quick and easy to prepare and the batter can be made the night before.
hi fauzia
hi fauzia
i tried this recipe and it turned out wonderful.I added cumin and crushed red chilli flakes in the batter and a cheese slice in filling along chicken. So good.
Thanks for the wonderful recipe 🙂
Hi can i use button mushroom?
Hi can i use button mushroom?
Hi, yes you can.
Hi, yes you can.
salaams. can u pls tell me,
salaams. can u pls tell me, what milk is to be added for the filling? coconut milk or the milk we use to drink? thank you!
W/Salaam, regular milk.
W/Salaam, regular milk. Whenever it is coconut milk it is always indicated in the recipe. 🙂
thank you!
thank you!
I want to know how to make
I want to know how to make egg rolls. Its almost like crepes but fried. Plz tell me how.
Sorry at the moment I do not
Sorry at the moment I do not have the recipe.
Its ok. Thank you. Wish u’d
Its ok. Thank you. Wish u’d get it soon.
Aoa
Aoa
what is the texture of the batter? liquidy or little bit thick?
Runny consistency.
Runny consistency.
my crepes came out thick? is
my crepes came out thick? is it bcoz my batter was thick and not of the right consistency?
Did you follow the
Did you follow the ingredients amounts accurately?
Great this dish is our today
Great this dish is our today’s lunch.
Dear Fauziya sis… ur
Dear Fauziya sis… ur recipes r awesome n easy to make… shud I use marinated chicken for the crêpes filling or can I use just cooked chicken without marinate?? Jazakallahu khair..
Any filling that you like
Any filling that you like will be fine.
Salams sis,
Salams sis,
Milk u have used is coconut milk or fresh milk ?
W/Salaam. Whenever it says
W/Salaam. Whenever it says milk it is FRESH milk. If it is coconut milk I normally indicate it in the ingredients list.
can we use oil or ghee
can we use oil or ghee instead of butter?
Yes that should be fine for
Yes that should be fine for this recipe.
When frying the marinated
When frying the marinated chicken.. Should we deep fry it or shallow fry it?
Shallow fry.
Shallow fry.
Hi dear..half cup water is
Hi dear..half cup water is how much ml? The milk is milk powder or liquid milk?thank you
Hi, 100ml liquid.
Hi, 100ml liquid.