Alle Balle Recipe
A simple yet delicious Goan Pancakes made as tea time snack!
Servings: 15 pancakes
Calories: 98kcal
Equipment
- 1 whisk
- 1 Non-stick pan
- 1 Lid
- 2 Bowls
- 1 Silicone Brush for brushing
- Spoons and Ladles
- 3 Plates
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 Egg
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 700 ml soy milk at room temperature
- ⅛ teaspoon baking powder
- 160 g coconut or 1 medium-sized coconut, freshly grated
- 100 g palm jaggery cut small
- green cardamom powder a pinch, optional
Instructions
Preparing the stuffing:
- In a pan, add the coconut and palm jaggery. I avoid salt but you can add some.
- Cook on low flame until the mixture comes together.
- Add the cardamom powder. Let the mixture cool.
Batter for the pancakes:
- In a bowl, add flour, salt, egg and baking powder.
- Add little milk at a time and make a thin batter. Do not add all the milk at once. It is okay to add lesser milk. You can always add more later.
- It is important that the batter is lump-free so use a whisk or beater beat the batter. Set aside.
Making the pancakes:
- Grease a small skillet with oil and heat it.
- Pour a little batter into the pan. The amount will depend upon the size of your pan and the amount in your ladle. I used about ½ ladle.
- Quickly swirl the pan to spread the batter in the pan. Cover and cook for a minute.
- Flip and cook on the other side for another minute. Transfer to a plate.
- Make all your crepes in this manner till you finish the batter.
Assembling the Pancakes:
- Place a crepe and place it on another clean plate. Now I like my rough side up so that the outside is smooth when I roll-up. You can do just the reverse.
- Place the 1 tablespoon of filling a bit off the centre of the crepe. Like this.
- Fold the sides so that you have a log.
- Now gently roll up the Alle Balle till you reach the end.
- Place on to the next plate.
- Follow these steps to make all your Alle Balle.
Notes
- Now traditionally Alle Balle is white. But you may add food colour also to make colourful Alle Balle.
- Also, traditionally the stuffing was added Alle Balle and rolled. The sides were not packed. This is a recent way of making them so that it is less messy to eat.
- Approximately 150 grams is 2 cups of freshly grated coconut
- 100 grams of jaggery is about ½ cup
- 3 cups of liquid. You will have to adjust the liquids to get the free-flowing batter. I hope this helps, Mayuri.
Nutrition
Serving: 35g | Calories: 98kcal | Carbohydrates: 12.3g | Protein: 1.7g | Fat: 4.7g | Fiber: 0.9g