Recipe

Curried pumpkin crepes

These delicious savory vegetarian crepes are quick and easy for a family meal.

Sep 22, 2015 7:00am
  • 10 mins preparation
  • 25 mins cooking
  • Serves 4
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Curried pumpkin crepes

Ingredients

Curried pumpkin crepes
  • 1/2 medium butternut pumpkin (1kg), peeled, cut into 2.5cm pieces
  • 1 cup (270g) cashew masala sauce
  • 400 gram canned brown lentils, rinsed, drained
  • 100 gram baby spinach leaves
  • 8 savoury crêpes (400g)
  • 1 cup (250ml) coconut cream
  • 100 gram paneer cheese, crumbled
  • 3 large roma (egg) tomatoes (270g), chopped finely
  • 1 small red onion (100g), chopped finely
  • 2 tablespoon small red onion (100g), chopped finely
  • 1 fresh long red chilli, sliced thinly

Method

Curried pumpkin crepes
  • 1
    Preheat oven to 220°C (200°C fan).
  • 2
    Boil, steam or microwave pumpkin until tender; drain.
  • 3
    Heat masala sauce in a large frying pan until fragrant. Add pumpkin; cook, stirring, until broken down and hot. Add lentils and spinach leaves; cook, stirring, until heated through. Season to taste.
  • 4
    Spoon pumpkin mixture down the centre of each crêpe. Roll to enclose filling. Place crêpes, seam-side down, just touching, in a shallow 20cm x 32cm ovenproof dish. Drizzle coconut cream over crêpes; sprinkle with cheese.
  • 5
    Bake crêpes for 15 minutes or until heated through and browned lightly.
  • 6
    Meanwhile, combine tomato, onion, coriander and chilli in a medium bowl; season to taste.
  • 7
    Serve crêpes with tomato mixture.

Notes

Equipment you will need for this recipe; 20cm x 30cm ovenproof dish. You can use prepared peeled, chopped pumpkin to save time; it’s available from most greengrocers and major supermarkets. Paneer is a type of cheese popular in India. It is available from major supermarkets and Indian food stores. Omit the chilli if you like.

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