Appe are small and sweet and is made with semolina……… Pathare Prabhus generally make them during varIous festivals…….. Appe get their unique look due to being cooked in appe pan that has depressions…… Delicious appe can be served as dessert or can be had as snacks with tea or coffee.
INGREDIENTS : 1 cup Semolina, 1 cup milk, 1/2 cup sugar, 3 tsp ghee, 1 tsp poppy seeds, a pinch of cardamom powder, a pinch of nutmeg powder, few raisins, oil for frying.
DIRECTIONS : Soak semolina in warm milk for at least an hour……. Now add sugar, ghee, poppy seeds, cardamom powder, nutmeg powder and raisins…….
Gently mix the batter…… Leave aside the batter for at least half an hour……. Batter should be of dropping consistency.
Heat oil in the appe pan……..
Drop batter in the depressions and fry on low flame…… When the appe’s lower surface becomes golden brown, turn them so as to fry the upper surface…..
Serve hot.
NOTE : Increase/decrease sugar according to taste……. If required, add milk to batter to get dropping consistency…… Can add chopped dry fruits according to taste.
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