Instructions: 1. Sieve the flour into a bowl. Boil the water and the oil and pour into the flour. Stir until blended and knead well for up to 3 minutes.

2. Divide into 2 pieces and roll each into a sausage shape. Cut each sausage into 6 pieces (12 pieces in all). Roll out each piece to a circle 6 inches (15 cm) in diameter, and sandwich two together.

3. Heat the frying pan, without fat, to a moderate heat. Put one sandwich in at a time, and turn it over when brown spots appear on the underside. Cook the other side, and peel the pancakes apart after removing them from the pan.

4. Cover with damp tea-towel, while you cook the other pancakes. Put all the filling ingredients in a pan, and toss until they are heated through.

5. Divide them between the pancakes, roll them up and eat immediately with your fingers.

NOTES : The lotus leaf pancakes are just right for low-fat dishes. Here is one suggestion for a filling with Chinese flavour, but any savoury filling could be used.

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