Flower Appam

Kerala Appam is bowl-shaped/ flower shaped thin pancakes made by using raw rice, boiled rice, and coconut.

Ingredients:

Raw Rice : 2 cups

Cooked Rice : 1 cup

Grated Coconut : ½ cup

Salt to taste

For Yest solution :

Sugar : 1 tsp

Dry yeast fresh : 1 tsp

Warm Water : ¼ cup

Method :

Mix sugar with warm water.

Add yeast and keep aside for 10-15 minutes or until froth appears on the surface.

 (Note: Always use fresh yeast)

Soak raw rice for about 4 hours and drain.

Blend with cooked rice and grated coconut in a blender to get a smooth batter.

Mix sugar, yeast solution and salt. Leave the mixture for fermentation for 8 hours or overnight.

Heat appam pan, add one ladleful of appam batter. Lift the pan from the stove and slightly twist around to spread the batter in the pan to make circular shape. Add few drops of oil on sides.

Close it with a lid and cook on low heat till the edges are golden brown.

Flower Appam:

This takes a little practice to get it right. You have to have quick motion of wrist/hand to get all the petals equal.

To make a flower design:

 You would gently bend (use your wrists) the skillet in the direction you want the petal to form. Go back and forth in the direction you want the petal in one gentle swift motion. Bend the skillet, so that the batter flows to the right in a quick motion and bring the batter back to the centre. Bend the skillet, so that the batter flows to the left in a quick motion and bring the batter back to the centre. Bend the skillet, so that the batter flows to up and down in a quick motion and bring the batter back to the centre. Repeat to make 4 more petals, your flower shape appam is done. Little on the edges. Cover and cook.

To make peas appam:

Take 1/2 cup boil, drain water, grind to smooth paste. Now mix 2 tsp of peas paste with 1 tbsp. of appam batter. 

To make beetroot appam:

Take 1 boiled beetroot, make a paste. Now mix 2 tsp of beetroot paste with 1 tbsp. of appam batter.

To make bullseye appam:

1 egg

salt and black pepper

In a pan take one ladleful of appam batter , spread and make shape of your choice. Now just break the egg add salt and black pepper pwd.  Little oil on the edges, cook covered on medium heat.

When the Appam is ready the edges resemble crisp lace and centre soft.

Serve with Veg Stew or even with coconut milk and Enjoy!

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