Alle Belle – The name sounds interesting right? Have you ever heard of this dish? For those not,keep reading to know more about this lovely dish.
Alle Belle – For Recipe Swap
Alle Belle is a traditional Goan dish which is had as a tea time snack. It is a pancake stuffed with Coconut and Jaggery. Similar to Kerala, I observed Goans too use lots of Coconuts in their dish. Not only that, this Alle Belle is more similar to another Kerala dish called Mutta Paalada. I have posted a version of that in my this post. I have used Gluten free flour in that post. You can use that flour to make these Alle Belle. You can order the Gluten free flour here.
The reason I made these delicious dish now is because of our beautiful FB group who started a theme called Recipe Swap. In that group, each month they will pair the participants with other fellow blogger. We have to recreate one of their dish. How interesting is it,right? It’s a chance for us to recreate the dishes we have bookmarked from our fellow bloggers and didn’t find time to try them. This time I was paired with a beautiful, talented blogger Archana of The Mad Scientist Kitchen. You can see lots of amazing recipes in her blog. Do hop into her blog to see for yourself.
How to make Alle Belle
The main ingredients to make this Alle Belle is divided into two.
- For the Batter – Flour, Salt, Baking powder, Milk, and eggs
- For the stuffing – Grated Coconut, Palm Jaggery, and Salt.
In the original recipe,she used Palm Jaggery. But I used normal ones as I didn’t have any Palm Jaggery. First start by making stuffing by cooking grated coconut,jaggery and a pinch of salt till it comes together to a mass. I have used Jaggery syrup as I already had it. Prepare the batter using all the ingredients listed. the batter should be thin and not like the normal pancake batter. In a pan, grease some butter,pour the batter and swirl it. I have used this pan which I love the most. Cook it both sides and place a tsp of filling and close it. Serve warm with tea.
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Alle belle recipe
INGREDIENTS
For Batter
Maida / All Purpose flour – 1/2 Cup
Egg – 1
Baking Powder – a pinch
Salt – a pinch
Milk – As Needed
Ghee/ Clarified Butter – to smear the pan
For Stuffing
Grated Coconut – 3/4 Cup ( frozen or fresh)
Jaggery Syrup – 1/4 Cup ( Check this post to make syrup)
Salt – a pinch
METHOD
For Stuffing
- In a pan, take all ingredients listed under ‘ for stuffing’.
- Cook in medium flame till it comes to a single mass.
- If you are using frozen coconut, thaw it before cooking.
- Remove the stuffing to a plate and let it cool.
For Pancake
- In a bowl take all ingredients under ‘ For batter’.
- Mix it and add milk slowly till it forms a thin batter.
- Heat a tava and smear ghee/Clarified butter.
- Pour a ladle of batter and swirl the tava, so the batter spreads thin evenly.
- When the bubbles appear on the pancake, flip it over the other side and cook for a minute.
- Remove it to a plate.
- Place one tablespoon of stuffing, wrap it from the sides and roll it to make parcels.
- Repeat it with the remaining batter and stuffing.
- Serve warm with tea.
NOTES
- Adjust the jaggery as per your sweetness. You can use Jaggery powder instead of syrup.
- You can add cardamom powder to the stuffing.
- You can also make colorful Alle Belle by adding food coloring to the batter.
Recipe Source – here
Alle Belle – Goan Pancake with stuffed Coconut
Ingredients
For Batter
- 1/2 Cup Maida/All Purpose Flour
- 1 No Egg
- Baking Powder A Pinch
- Salt A Pinch
- Milk As required
- Ghee/Clarified Butter To Smear
For Stuffing
- 3/4 Cup Grated Coconut fresh or Frozen
- 1/4 Cup Jaggery Syrup
- Salt A Pinch
Instructions
For Stuffing
- In a pan, take all ingredients listed under ‘ for stuffing’.
- Cook in medium flame till it comes to a single mass.
- If you are using frozen coconut, thaw it before cooking.
- Remove the stuffing to a plate and let it cool.
For Pancake
- In a bowl take all ingredients under ‘ For batter’.
- Mix it and add milk slowly till it forms a thin batter.
- Heat a tava and smear ghee/Clarified butter.
- Pour a ladle of batter and swirl the tava, so the batter spreads thin evenly.
- When the bubbles appear on the pancake,flip it over the other side and cook for a minute.
- Remove it to a plate.
- Place one tablespoon of stuffing and wrap it from the sides and roll it to make parcels.
- Repeat it with the remaining batter and stuffing.Serve warm with tea.
Notes
- Adjust the jaggery as per your sweetness.You can use Jaggery powder instead of syrup.
- You can add cardamom powder to the stuffing.
- You can also make colorful Alle Belle by adding food coloring to the batter.
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The pancakes look so inviting Lathiya ! Beautiful presentation too !
Thank you
I absolutely loved this recipe and the gorgeous Alle Balle. The name has a lovely ring to it isnt it? haha.. Delicious coconut crepes with Archana’s recipe – Super hit! PS – Lathi, loving your pictures on the blog!
Thank you so much Vidhya..my kids loved its name…kind of rhyming na…
Lathiya alle belle pancakes look so delicious.. your clicks are beckoning me to try them, has been on my list for a long time, but haven’t made them as yet.
Do try these beauties Mayuri…and let me know how it goes..Thank you
Alle Belle what a lovely name. Dish looks super tempting. Never heard of it. Completely new dish for me. Something like patisapta of Bengal. Those are also coconut stuffed pancakes. Loved it.
Absolutely..similar dish ..different names..right?..Thank you Sujata..
These pancakes looks scrumptious.Coconut and jaggery stuffing is a delightful combo always.
Thank you
Your pics make me want to make this dessert immediately. Simple to look at and yet flavour-packed!
Thank you Aruna
I made allebele the first time with jaggery. then from the comments i got, i went looking for coconut jaggery. That is like paradise, the coconut and the coconut jaggery have some magical twist to it. try it if you get some coconut jaggery.
Coconut Jaggery sounds amazing..will try to look for it..Thank you for suggesting Seema
Recipe swap is a wonderful way to try bookmarked recipes. I would love to be a part of this group.
These mildly sweet coconut stuffed pancakes are surely a treat.
Thank you Ritu
The alle belle almost sounds like Bengali Pathishapta, anyways I love coconut stuffing in any of the sweet dish. This looks so soft and yummy.
That’s really cool and interesting… thank you 😊
Pancake looks amazing. Lovely recipe . Definitely would love to try
Thank you dear 😊
That just looks fabulous and love the recipe. It is so good to read about native recipes.
Thank you
I have not heard of this recipe, but since there is a coconut involved here, I can see myself enjoying these luscious pancakes!
You will love this for sure..Thank you
This alle belle recipe looking very interesting Lathiya, will give it a try once for sure.
Do let me know your feedback while you try Bhawana..Thank you
Have no words to explain what a beauty you created…Loved this to the core.
Thank you so much 😊 you are so sweet
The pancake look utterly delicious ! Love your presentation too ! You
Thank you 😊