Alle Belle

Alle Belle is a popular Goan coconut stuffed pancake which is usually had with a hot cup of tea in the evenings. It usually has a white batter for the pancake, but here is my version of using colors to the batter.
  • Passive
    0 minutes
  • Prep
    15 minutes
  • Cook
    15 minutes
  • Servings
    12 Pc

Ingredients

For Alle Belle Batter:-
  • 1/2 cup All-Purpose Flour
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 Egg
  • A Pinch Baking powder
  • Liquid food colors (Optional)
  • Ghee (Clarified butter, as required)
For the Filling:-
  • 3/4 cup Fresh grated/shredded coconut
  • 4 tbsp Sugar or Goan palm jaggery (1/2 pyramid) (or as required)
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp cardamom powder

Instructions

  • 1 In a small pan, add ¼ cup water, sugar/jaggery, coconut and salt. Cook on low flame till mixture turns dry and sticky. Add the cardamom powder. Keep the filling aside.
  • 2 For the Batter:- Mix in the flour, egg, salt, baking powder and sufficient water to make a slighter thinner batter than pancake batter. Divide batter into two parts. (If using colors, pink and green) Otherwise use white batter to make the pancakes.
  • 3 In a small non-stick pan (about 6 inch), grease it with ghee. Pour half ladle pink batter and swirl the pan to coat the pan. Cook for half minute. Remove from pan. Repeat with all pink batter.
  • 4 Repeat same with green batter.
  • 5 Fill each pancake at one end as shown with the coconut filling.
  • 6 Fold along.
  • 7 Fold both sides.
  • 8 Roll along. Repeat with all other pancakes. Serve at tea time.

Recipe Notes

For the Filling:- ¾ cup 4 tbsp ¼ tsp Salt ¼ tsp Cardamom powder  

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