Sweet Gothambu Ada For A Simple Kerala Breakfast

Gothambu Ada is Kerala style pancake that you can serve for breakfast.

Gothambu Ada

Ingredients

• Whole Wheat Flour – 1 cup (I used Atta Flour)
• Crushed/Powdered Jaggery – 1/4 cup (Alter according to your desired sweetness)
• Grated Coconut – 1/4 cup
• Powdered Cardamom (Elakka) – 1/4 tsp
• Salt – a pinch
• Water – 1 + 3/4 cups

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Method

• Heat 1 and 3/4 cups water in a pan and add the powdered jaggery. Stir and allow it to melt completely to form a syrup.
• Combine wheat flour, grated coconut, salt and powdered cardamom in a bowl.
• Add the melted jaggery syrup to the bowl and mix everything with a spoon to form a batter. The batter should have a pouring consistency but shouldn’t be runny.
• Heat a non stick frying pan or tava. Pour a few ladles of batter and spread to form a circular disc.
• Cover and cook the ada on medium heat for 2-3 minutes.
• Flip with a spatula and cook the other side until lightly browned.

Notes

• You can make 4-5 pancakes using the above quantities.
• You can also use brown sugar instead of jaggery.
• You may have to add more or less water for the batter depending on the wheat flour used.
• If the batter is watery, the pancakes will stick to the pan. If it is too thick, you will have difficulty spreading the batter.