Appe is one of the very popular breakfast loved by adults and kids alike. We make different kinds of appe like urad dal appe , boiled rice appe , sugarcane juice appe all of which a little planning ahead. My sister-in-law makes these sweet appe with sooji which can be made instantly. This is a nice and quick breakfast when you need to come up with something for breakfast quickly. Grinding or fermentation is not required for these which makes it easier for even beginners. They taste great when eaten immediately.
Pictorial: Mix all the ingredients in a bowl. Make appe.
Sweet Appe With Sooji
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup rava/sooji
- 1 cup wheat flour
- 1/2 cup poha beaten rice
- 1/2 cup jaggery
- 1/2 cup grated coconut
- A pinch turmeric
- Salt
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1/2 tea spn cardamom powder
- Oil
Instructions
- Soak poha in yogurt for 20-30mins (if using thick kind).
- Mix all ingredients (do not grind. Mix with a spoon) to get to appe batter consistency.
- Heat appe pan and make appe.
- Serve hot.
Sweet Appe With Sooji
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup rava/sooji
- 1 cup wheat flour
- 1/2 cup poha beaten rice
- 1/2 cup jaggery
- 1/2 cup grated coconut
- A pinch turmeric
- Salt
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1/2 tea spn cardamom powder
- Oil
Instructions
- Soak poha in yogurt for 20-30mins (if using thick kind).
- Mix all ingredients (do not grind. Mix with a spoon) to get to appe batter consistency.
- Heat appe pan and make appe.
- Serve hot.
Wish you all a very happy Diwali.
I finally got to making some dishes for Diwali. My 6 month old was down with cold for last few days and I was really trying hard to keep up with just day-to-day cooking. Since Ishaan is 4 years old, I thought he would have fun during this festival. I had a long list of dishes that I wanted to make, but I am glad I am slowly getting to atleast few of them.
Gulab Jamun is one of my favorite Indian sweets. We usually make these with khova/khoya . I normally make khova at home to make jamuns. But this time I did not have time to make it at home or to run to Indian store to get it. So I decided to try jamuns with paneer, which is readily available in my neighborhood grocery store. I wanted to follow the same recipe but just replace khova with paneer. Then last moment, I decided to add some cooked sweet potato to it to see how it would taste. The result was very soft and tasty jamuns.
Pictorial: Make the syrup Make jamuns
Paneer - Sweet Potato Gulab Jamun
Ingredients
For Jamun
- 1 cup 8oz or 226g crushed paneer
- 1/2 cup mashed sweet potatoes around 150g before cooking
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 tea spn baking soda
- Oil/ghee for deep frying
For Syrup
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 cups water
- 1/2 tea spn cardamom powder
Instructions
- Heat sugar and water in a pan till it starts boiling.
- Take off the heat and add cardamom powder.
- Cook sweet potatoes in pressure cooker.
- Peel them and grind to a smooth paste.
- Mix paneer, sweet potato paste, all purpose flour, baking soda.
- Make small balls out of the mixture. To make sure they don’t fall apart, apply some pressure with palms to make sure they stay together.
- Heat oil, add 1 tbl spn of ghee to oil.
- Deep fry the jamuns, till they are deep brown.
- Take them out on a paper towel.
- When they are still warm, slide in warm syrup.
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