Mumma knows he has to learn to be independent but the mother in her cannot stop worrying! I wish he gets vocal enough & discuss with us every details of his life! I do not get what is the problem in that until he gets married or starts living with a partner! I do not know why he does not think it necessary to talk to us about his friends, I want all of their phone numbers! I think, in the past three years, everyday I repeat the same words over voice mails & messages, no one at this home listens to me! The Filipino does, she has to! It is not right to compare the kids, but the Neogy family's son listens! This again depends upon the genes! Kaushik Neogy had been an obedient son, Tamal Saharay & Karuna Saharay are extreme rebels, likewise the son & the grandson! At least, he pleases mumma getting fair grades, hence, I am not angry at him! I would want to believe he is respectful to the outsiders & elders as he had been three years back!
WHAT IS THIS SUGAR PALM APPE?
Sugar Palm / Toddy Palm / Taal Fruit is a must have among us in this season! We have it as a fruit when it is raw! When ripe, the pulp is extracted to make various snacks & desserts! This extraction of the puree is too tedious a process, the family veterans used a specified colander, that was triangular with heavy wooden border! These days, I see people use any steel strainer or even plastic! Cristine dislikes doing it but does it when ma'am asks her too! She loves having the fritters like we do! Today morning, I felt I must use the Sugar Palm puree to make a vegan & gluten-free snack! That means I cannot use semolina or refined flour! That is a challenge if I want malpoa or luchi! There comes the Appe Pan at your rescue, that uses way less oil! The time taken from the thought, execution & clicks was hardly an hour, that too counting the standing time of 30-35 minutes! Whilst doing this easy make, vegan & gluten-free snacks; SUGAR PALM APPE; there plays the songs of GHARONDA, all of the songs are a favourite, the movie too; in those days who did not like the melodious voice of Bhupinder? Also, in our times Bengalis were mad about the magical voice of Runa Laila! About missi roti, when it comes to the blog, it should come in a better avatar!
INGREDIENTS :
SUGAR PALM EXTRACT : 2 COFFEE MUG
SHREDDED COCONUT : 100 GM
RICE FLOUR : 1 COFFEE MUG
SUGAR : 5-6 TBSP
GREEN CARDAMOM POWDER : 1 TSP
SALT : 1/4 TSP
OIL : 1/4 TSP FOR EACH PIECE
PROCEDURE :
Above is how the Sugar Palm Puree has to be extracted! If I am not too wrong, the mother would bury those seeds in the soil & dig out after months, break & what was inside is edible! May be she did with the raw ones!
I mixed together the rice flour & the sugar palm extract! Cristine did the tedious job of extracting the puree!
I added the sugar, shredded coconut & the green cardamom powder & beaten it well!
If the batter feels a bit too tight, we will add 1/4th coffee mug of water! We would keep the batter at rest for some 30 minutes!
We will heat the appe pan on the gas top! In each cavity, we would add 1/4 tsp of oil, spread well with a brush!
We would pour a spoonful of batter in each cavity & let cook one side at low heat for 3-4 minutes, then turn over & cook for another 3-4 minutes!
Once done, we would take down & have immediately if we want them crisp! Later on they do not remain crisp, but tasty enough!
I wanted them vegan & gluten-free, else adding a bit of semolina & using ghee instead of oil gives better tasted ones!
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