Vellam Aappam
- 20
- February
- 2006
Sweet Appam
Inippu Aappam. Vellam Aappam. Vellam Appam. Jaggery Aappam. Jaggery Appam.
Ingredients:
Parboiled rice 1 cup
Raw rice 1 cup
Just handful of urad dal
Fenugreek seeds 1 spoon
Salt
Soda
Grated jaggery 1 cup
Grated coconut 1 cup
Tender coconut water 1 jar.
Preparation of batter:
Mix all the above said ingredients except salt, jaggery, coconut and soda. Soak them in water for about 5 hours.
Wet grind them to very thick batter. One can use tender coconut water instead of water….while wet grinding it.
Later add salt, jaggery coconut and soda to this. Make up them to thin batter by using tender coconut water.
Let it ferment for about 7 hours. After fermentation the batter should be stored in fridge.
Method:
In a deep pan, usually a Indian kadai is good here. Smear very little oil. Maintain the stove on low flame.
Now take a table spoon full of batter and make a crepe. Close with lid. The crepe should be thicker at centre part than its outer fringes.
One should not oil the sides of Appam. Carefully remove the Appam with very thin spatula.
Serve hot with coconut milk or just plain appam is also good.
hi malar…
you can do the same way for kuzhi paniyaram.actually in kerala my granny does it in another fashion,but she nevers speaks about her cooking recipes…meany!!But my mother in law does this at times..but i love the savoury kuzhi paniyaram…
i thought i could share it with you…
here you go:
dosa batter 2 cups
( made by wet grinding 4 cups idly rice with 1 cup urid dhal, ferment for 6-8 hours.remove and refrigerate)
tempering: each 1 tsp
mustard
urid dhal
jeerakam
green chillies 2 chopped finely
ginger 1/2″ pc chopped finely
curry leaves 8-10 leaves
coriander leaves 8-10 leaves
asafoetida 1/2 pinch
salt as per taste.
add all these in the thalikara karandi(tempering spoon) and add it to the batter. let it sit for 20 mins. heat the paniyaram pan. and pour the batter 3/4 th in each holder. top it with oil if you llike. flip each side after every 2 mins or when a golden crisp coat forms.
enjoy with pottu kadalai chutney..
this is comfort food!! my husband loves this with a cup of simmering chai!
oooh…it feels like heaven…!!
summa thooki podum paaru….!! hehe
enjoy!
BON APPETITE!!
Dear Devi,
It is like talking to my old school friend! I just love the way….you wrote about this ‘Kuzhi Paniyaram’ you know! Gosh…you got a gift! Probably you should start writing! Its so nice to hear those lovely words like ‘Kuzhi paniyaram’, ‘Thalikara Karandi’, ‘summa thooki podum paaru’….I really miss that fun here!
You really made me hungry today…I have to make this now! The thing is…I brought a ‘Kuzhi Paniyam Kal’ last year….since its not a non-stick one….kind of having hard time with it! Anyway…will figure out something and dedicate the recipe to you!:)