Quick Banana Guli Appa

 Today's post is Quick Banana Guli Appa.

Guli Appa is known as Paddu, Guntapongalalu, Kuli Appa also. Its prepared on Appe pan./ Guli Appa Kallu.

These Guli appa is famous in our temple around Udupi and even in Kerala. I had these Guli Appa Prasada in one of the Krishna temple near Alapi. 

Appa seve is one of the ritual and lots of Guli Appa is prepared and do Nevedya in temples like Dharmastala Temple, Pernankila Ganapathi temple and most of the temples in our Dakshina Kannada and around. The taste of these Appa Prasad is divine. 

These Quick Banana Guli Appa is prepared using Banana , Rava, Avalakki/ Poha and little rice flour. Adding little jaggery gives mild sweetness and cardamom aroma adds to the taste.

Quick Banana Guli Appa can be prepared for for breakfast or as evening snack.

Let us see the Recipe Now.

Things needed :

Rava/ Semolina medium size : 2 cups 

Poha / Avalakki thin variety : 1 Cup

Well Ripe Banana : 2 (I have used Yalakki  variety)

Rice Flour 1/2 Cup

JAGGERY : 3 TO 4 Tbs. ( According to your taste).

Coconut Grsted : 4 to 5 Tbs.

Cardamom  2 to 3

Salt : Required.

Curd : 1 Small Cup.

Method 

Soak Semolina and Avalakki separately for 10 minutes.

Grate coconut and remove the pods of cardamom. 

Peel off the skin of banana and cut into small pieces.

Grind soaked avalakki/ poha, semolina/ rava and curd for 2 to 3 minutes.

Add jaggery, cardamom, coconut and cut bananas.

Add little salt. Grind it into fine batter.  little water if required. 

( Soked rava and Avalakki has water in them). 

Take it out to a bowl and add 1/2 cup rice flour and mix it.

Let it rest it for 5 minutes. 

Keep Appe Pan on the fire and heat. Add little oil to each dip.

Put a spoonful of banana Guli Appa batter to each dip and cook on low and medium flame. Add little oil on top. 

Turn the other side and cook.

Take it out to a bowl. Repeat the same and prepare remaiining guli appa.

Serve with ghee on top

Note : You can prepare Guli Appa without adding rice flour.But it turns very soft.

Sprinkle ghee on top of guli appa is optional. ( You can cook guli appa using ghee. its more tasty).

Cooking on low flame turns the Guli Appa gets the good colour.