Today, Shrove Tuesday in the UK and any number of other carnivals and festivals elsewhere around the world, has a somewhat religious theme of using up all the eggs and milk before commencing on a period of fast before Easter.
There are two reasons why this means nothing to me, but the most important one by far is that vegans don't use eggs and milk so the concept of using them up is a bit redundant.
I planned to push the envelope by making dosa, pancakes from the Indian continent, made with fermented ground rice and lentils but of course, forgot to get started in time so in the end resorted to my standby batter for pancakes or crepes served with the usual South Indian trimmings.
Make a number of pancakes (crêpes if you're not in the UK), stack them up somewhere warm or ideally fill as you make them.
Make a potato curry stuffing. Cook some boiled potatoes and chop into small cubes. Fry off an onion, lots of garlic, some grated ginger in a little oil until softened. Add a finely chopped chilli and a tablespoon of mustard seeds and allow to get hot. Add the chopped potatoes and a few splashes of water to help everything combine. Simmer, stirring frequently, until the water is gone then season with a little salt and lemon juice. It's entirely up to you if you want to add a teaspoon of your favourite curry powder to the cooking onions, I think it's best to keep this simple.
Use the stuffing to fill the warm pancakes and serve with a coconut and coriander leaf chutney.
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