Mofo Gasy Recipe | Madagascar Yeasted Pancakes

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Mofo Gasy are popular street food in Madagascar served for breakfast with coffee. These sweetened pancakes are made in circular molds.

Madagascar is an island country in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Southeast Africa. The Malagasy cuisine is influenced by Southeast Asian, Indian, Chinese and European migrants who have settled on the island. Rice is the staple food and is eaten at almost all of the meals.

It was quite a challenge to find authentic vegetarian recipes from this Island country. There were quite a few versions of coconut rice that I could have tried but didn’t feel like making just rice 🙂

Mofo Gasy:

Mofo gasy means ‘Malagasy bread’. These are traditionally made from a sweetened rice flour batter poured into greased circular molds and cooked over charcoal. It is a popular street food that is served for breakfast and often eaten with coffee.

In the coastal regions this mofo (or bread) is made with coconut milk and is known as mokary. Recipe is adapted from The International Breakfast Project.

How to make Madagascar Pancakes:

These pancakes are made with all purpose flour. Feel free to sub this with whole-wheat pastry flour to add more fiber and nutrition. In addition to the flour, a small amount of cream of rice is added to make the pancakes slightly crispy and crunchy.

The distinguishing feature of these pancakes is the addition of yeast which makes them light and fluffy. They are mildly sweet with just 2 tablespoons of sugar in the recipe.

Mofo Gasy Recette:

That is recipe in French 🙂 Here’s how to make these little fluffy pancakes:

• In a mixing bowl, combine flour, cream of rice, yeast, 1tsp sugar and water. Mix well, cover the bowl and set aside to rise for 1~2 hours. The more the batter rests, the more chance cream of rice has to soften.
• Stir in the remaining sugar, condensed milk (if using) and vanilla extract. Mix to combine. Cover and set aside until the mixture gets frothy, about 30~45 minutes.
• Heat an aebleskiver pan on medium heat. Put ¼tsp oil and pour about 1tbsp batter in each well. Cook for 1~2 minutes or until the bottoms get golden brown. Using a fork or a wooden skewer, flip them over and cook on the other side until golden and the inside is cooked through.

Taste Test:

These little yeasty breads are crispy on the outside and chewy in the middle. They are mildly sweet and are great to serve for breakfast with maple syrup, fruit and juice.

Print Recipe

Mofo gasy or Madagascar Yeasted Pancakes

Mofo Gasy are popular street food in Madagascar served for breakfast with coffee. These sweetened pancakes are made in circular molds.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time30 mins

Resting Time:45 mins

Total Time1 hr 25 mins

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: madagascar

Servings: 15 pancakes

Author: Pavani

Ingredients

• ½ cup All purpose flour
• ¼ cup + 2tbsp Cream of Rice or Rice rawa
• ½ tsp Instant Yeast
• 2 tbsps Sugar, divided use
• ¾ cup Lukewarm Water
• 1½ tsps Condensed Milk (optional)
• ½ tsp Vanilla extract

Instructions

• In a mixing bowl, combine flour, cream of rice, yeast, 1tsp sugar and water. Mix well, cover the bowl and set aside to rise for 1~2 hours. The more the batter rests, the more chance cream of rice has to soften.
• Stir in the remaining sugar, condensed milk (if using) and vanilla extract. Mix to combine. Cover and set aside until the mixture gets frothy, about 30~45 minutes.
• Heat an aebleskiver pan on medium heat. Put ¼tsp oil and pour about 1tbsp batter in each well. Cook for 1~2 minutes or until the bottoms get golden brown. Using a fork or a wooden skewer, flip them over and cook on the other side until golden and the inside is cooked through.

Notes

• Use Whole wheat pastry flour instead of all purpose flour in the recipe to add some fiber and nutrition. 

Few more Pancakes from Around the World:

• Hotteok | Korean Stuffed Pancakes
• Dutch Pancakes
• Baghrir | Moroccan Semolina Pancakes