goan kitchen

Alle Belle is a delicious soft & melt- in- the- mouth sweet Goan pancake. It is a very simple & quick preparation.

Ingredients :
For the Pancake :

• 250 gms. Maida
• 2 Eggs (lightly beaten)
• Salt to taste
• Water as required for the batter
• Oil/Ghee/Butter for coating the pan for each pancake

Procedure for the Pancake Batter :

• In a sufficiently large bowl, sift the maida along with salt.
• Add the beaten eggs & water to prepare a sufficiently thin batter. The batter should be of dropping consistency like dosa batter which can spread easily.
• You may even use a smaller or even a larger pan; depending on the size of the pancake you would like to prepare.
• Heat a med. size frying pan till hot & add/brush just enough oil to coat the pan. Do not add too much oil.
• Pour a ladle of the batter & immediately roll the pan along with the batter.
• Make sure it coats the pan evenly & sufficiently thick.
• If the coat is too thin then the pancake will break. The batter should hold well.
• Cook only on one side for about a minute or try & lift with a spatula. If it tends to lift easily then it is done.
• Over turn the pan to flip the pancake on to the plate.
• Prepare all the pancakes with the batter in this way.

For the Filling :

• Mix together the below mentioned ingredients & keep aside to fill the pancakes.
• 1 big fresh Coconut (scraped)
• 3 Goan Pyramid Palm Jaggery or to taste (grated or broken into fine pieces)
• 4 pods Green Cardamom (powdered)

Assembling the Alle Belle with the Filling:

• Place a pancake on a plate.
• Place sufficient coconut –jaggery filling in the centre & fold both the sides inward so that it overlaps; making sure that the filling is well covered or roll like a swiss roll.
• Fill all pancakes in this way & place gently on a serving platter.

Serve at tea time & enjoy !

Source: Hilda's Touch of Spice: Alle Belle (Goan Coconut & Jaggery Pancakes)