Alle Belle (Goan Coconut Pancakes)
After a terrible day at school all i wanted to do was go home and sleep. Not only was I angry with my teacher for shouting in class at me, but also my friends... All the way home in the bus i made sure i dint speak a word to any of my friends. I thought friends were meant to support you in both good and bad times...Hmmmm....
It was a rather hot day, just like how it is right now peak summer.. the heat and the fact that i wasn't talking to any of my friends in the bus was literally getting to me. Bus rides were usually fun but not on that particular day.
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| Mixture of Coconut jaggery & fresh coconut |
Got off the bus, i knew something was missing.. its the good byes from my friends tho we get off at the same stop. Dragged myself home not wanting to eat or talk to anybody, which would not happen once I reach home thanks to my mum. She would ask all sorts of questions, even though it was almost the same story everyday...I rang the bell (Trinnggg) and thank god my brother opened the door.
No questions!great, now I'll just freshen up and sleep. During that time my little brother was so busy digging in my school bag (wonder what he is digging for??!!) And there comes out a question " Dint you get me any chocolate from school??
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| Fold the coconut jaggery mixture in the pancake |
Aah! mom was making something in the kitchen.So I rushed in to have a look at whats cooking. For a moment the smell just mesmerised me (all anger and sleep just seem to have disappeared) the moment i saw my all time favorite coconut pancakes aka Alle belle were in the making.
A very famous goan sweet dish, mom would make them occasionally... looks like as if she could read my mind and knew exactly what i needed (yeah apart from the sleep, which vanished)
Alle Belle is a delicious soft & melt in the mouth sweet Goan pancake. It is far by simple to prepare.
All I wanted to do was Hug my mom and i did just that. At around 4pm, its the usual tea time..its Alle belle time and there's a knock on the door. To my surprise it were my friends whom mum had invited ( now isn't my mum a Darling)... Being Angry and not talking to my friends would not last long, i knew that...
Today as I make these pancakes not only do I miss the good old memories but miss my mum alot not to forget my troublesome friends (Loll))
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| Alle Belle |
250gms maida
2 eggs lightly beaten
Salt to taste
Water as required for the batter
Oil/Ghee/Butter for coating the pan for each pancake
For the Filling:
Mix together the below mentioned ingredients and keep aside to fill the pancakes
1 fresh coconut (scraped)
3 Goan Palm jaggery (grated or broken into fine pieces)
4 Cardamom (powdered)
How to make the Pancake Batter:
In a large bowl sift maida along with Salt.
Add the beaten eggs & water to prepare a sufficiently thin batter. The batter should be of dropping consistency like a dosa batter which can spread easily.You can use a small or a larger pan depending what size pancakes you would like to prepare.
Heat the pan till hot and add/brush just enough oil to coat the pan. Do not add to much oil. the pancakes should not be soaking in oil at all.
Pour a ladle of the batter and immediately roll the pan along with the batter. Make sure it coats the pan evenly and sufficiently thick. If the coat is too thin then the pancake will break.
Cook only on one side for about a minute or try and lift with a spatula. If it tends to lift easily then it is done. Overturn the pan to flip the pancake on to the plate. Prepare all the pancakes with the batter in this way.
How to Fill the Pancakes:
Place the pancake on the plate and add a spoonful of coconut jaggery mixture in the centre and fold both the sides inward so that it overlaps, make sure the filling is well covered. Fill all pancakes this way and gently place on a serving platter.
Tea Time cannot get better then Alle Belle... the traditional goan way!!
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