Ganesh Chathurthi Special: Godu Appo (Sweet Appe/Paniyaram)

Today is Ganesh Chathurthi . Today is Lord Ganesha's birthday. Lord Ganesh is every bit good known every bit the " elephant-face God" inwards the western countries. Ganesh Chathurthi is celebrated amongst much pomp inwards Bharat together with past times Hindus worldwide. It is a festival of non bad importance to Indians only the agency Christmas is to Christians. In quite a few Indian cities together with towns at that topographic point is a week-long celebration for this festival. Where I am from, nosotros celebrate it is celebrated every bit a trouble solid unit of measurement gathering. That is, the eldest somebody inwards the trouble solid unit of measurement hosts the festival inwards his abode together with all the trouble solid unit of measurement members congregate at that topographic point for the celebration. Being that nosotros are hence far away from home, nosotros celebrate it past times going to the local temple for prayer together with preparing sweetness appos at abode every bit an offering to Lord Ganesha. It is believed that this was i of Lord Ganesha's favorite treats!

There are several dissimilar ways of making appos together with every bit park my recipe is i that is of no fuss, quick together with slowly to make, nonetheless absolutely delicious! The alone requirement is the availability of a appe pan without which this cannot last made!

I am bringing this to Angie together with all the wonderful people at Angie's Fiesta Friday. I am certain they volition last intrigued!!

Servings: makes 21 medium sized appos.

Ingredients:

Wheat flour: 1/2 cup
Coarse rava( sooji): 1/2 cup
Freshly grated coconut: 1/2 cup
Poha ( beaten rice) : 1 cup
Jaggery: 3/4 cup
Water: 1 cup
Salt: pinch
Ghee( clarified butter)/ oil: to grease the appe pan.

Method:

Grind together coconut, poha, jaggery together with common salt amongst water.Take the mixture inwards a bowl.

Mix into it the wheat flour together with sooji. The batter should create got a thick consistency.

Keep aside for v hours or overnight.

Heat the appe pan over medium heat.

Grease the pan using oil/ ghee. Pour tablespoonful of batter inwards each hole of the pan. Reduce the open fire to depression together with allow it cook.

When the exceed is done yous tin flip it over together with allow it railroad train for 1 2nd until done.

You tin serve it hot or cold.

Enjoy!

Cooking made easy:

Iron together with cast-iron pots together with pans tend to rust if non taken tending of properly. Taking tending of Fe or shape Fe pots together with pans is non hard if i is mindful. Do non purpose lather to build clean Fe pots together with pans. Clean gently amongst a newspaper towel/ launder fabric or soft scrub. Dry instantly afterward washing together with utilise a sparse cinema of stone oil earlier storing. This volition ensure that the pan remains seasoned, does non rust together with nutrient doesn't stick to it upon cooking.

Tip for salubrious living:

Avoid non-stick pots together with pans amongst Teflon-coating. The Teflon coating upon heating releases chemicals that could last deleterious to our health. It is worse when the Teflon coating starts wearing off. If using non-stick pots together with pans, upon wearing off of the Teflon coating, promptly discard the pan.
References:
http://www.ewg.org/research/healthy-home-tips/tip-6-skip-non-stick-avoid-dangers-teflon
http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=1&ContentID=4491
https://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2006nl/april/pdf060400teflon.pdf

Food for thought:

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