Godda Appo

Godda appos need a special pan called appyan kayli or Aebleskiver pan .Appos are easy to make if you have a good one – a non-stick one or of heavy good quality metal ( mine is made of Hindalium & I got good ones right from day 1 of using it )
Basically Appos are goddache (Sweet ) or Mitsanniche ( savoury ) . the savoury ones can be had for breakfast & is made from the normal dosa / idli batter . you can make variations by adding some veggies or spice it up with chillies
Here is the recipe for Godda Appos ;
Ingredients ;

Raw rice – 3 cups ( soak for about 4-5 hours )
Grated Coconut – 1/2 of a large one or a full small one ( preferably don’t use the dry ones – use the torno or jeevo narlu)
Jaggery – Grated – 1 & 1/2 cups or as per taste
Bananas – small yellow ones – 4
Coconut – chopped into small bits – 2 tbsps – optional
cardamom- 3
Ghee – for frying

Method:-

Heat the jaggery in about 3/4 cups of water till it melts completely . then strain . If you get good quality jaggery , you may avoid this step & use it straight away to grind .
Grind the soaked rice , using this strained Jaggery water to a not so fine paste .
Grind the coconut & bananas to a fine paste using the jaggery water .the consistency of the batter should be thinner than idli batter but thicker than dosa batter .
Cut the coconut into tiny pieces as shown in the pic below.
Deep fry them to a golden brown & add to the batter . This is optional and you can avoid if you want . But I would recommend this because biting into these bits really enhances the taste .
Powder the cardamom & add to the batter .Mix well.
Now heat the appyan kayili on high heat . add ghee in the depressions .
And pour the batter sizzling into the kayili.
Reduce flame to sim & cover .
Keep checking to see if its done .this should take about 3-4 minutes When done they will look like this .
Now with a spoon or knife – nudge out the appos & turn them to cook on the upper side . to reduce time ..you can flip them to the sides like in the pic below .then pour ghee & pour another batch of appo batter to cook . Remember to increase flame while pouring batter and then immediately reduce flame thereafter . because otherwise the insides will remain uncooked .
Proceed as before . cover & let cook . remove the flipped appos after they have browned their under sides . flip the now cooked appos from the depressions / kuzhis to the side .Add ghee & pour a fresh batch of batter.Proceed in this way with the rest of the batter