Appam

                                                           

Appam

Appam is a popular Kerala breakfast. It is made with rice and fresh coconut. Appam is normally served with vegetable stew and sweetened coconut milk. I served with mango rasayana and coconut chutney for a change!!

Ingredients: (makes 12 appam)
2 cups  raw rice
1 cup cooked rice
1 cup fresh coconut milk
1 tea spoon baking powder
1/2 tea spoon salt to taste
Oil to make appam
Preparation:
1. Soak raw rice for three hours
2. Grind the soaked rice. When half done add the cooked rice and coconut milk and grind to a smooth batter. Add water while grinding. The batter should be of dosa consistency
3. Add the baking powder and salt.
4. Mix well and leave it for fermentation over night

5. Heat a appam pan and put two ladle of batter and turn and tilt the pan in circles so as to spread the batter.

 6.Drizzle a few drops of oil . Cover and cook till appam is fluffy in the center and crisp towards the circumference.

7. Remove and serve hot with vegetable stew and sweetened coconut milk