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Appam
- re cipe by Elizabe th subm itte d on 02-17-2008

(Aapam, Velappam, Aapum)

Ingredients
Raw Rice - 2 cups
Shredded coconut - handful
Cooked rice - Handful (You could also use pressed rice/poha/aval
instead)
yeast - 1/2 spoon
sugar - 2-3 tspn
Salt - as needed

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Method
1.Soak the rice for 2 hours.
2.Grind coconut and cooked rice together until smooth. To this add the
rice and grind everything together.
3.Add the yeast, salt and sugar and mix well. Let it ferment for few
hours or overnight.
4.Make Appam in the appam griddle else make it like pancakes on
regular griddle. Pour a spoonful of batter and spread using circular
motion by holding the handle of the griddle.
5.Serve it with sweetened coconut milk, stew, kala chana curry or with
any kurma.
Tips

- If you do not like the smell of yeast, add a pinch of baking soda
30 minutes before making the appams.

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Variations
- You can make 'Wheat Aapams' too. Make the batter by mixing
wheat flour with salt, sugar, yeast, coconut milk and water. Let the
batter ferment and make aapams just like the above process.

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nichelle 15 weeks ago
thank you i like it
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SIR Team 15 weeks ago

Great!!!

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hema 45 weeks ago

I like appam recipe.really verry good.
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raji 102 weeks ago

hi, i love this item. but my family members they don't hence no chance of making at
home. other than this, puttu, kadala curry, nenthrapazham puzhungiyathu etc. etc. of
kerala items. when i go to kerala, i relish all these.
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this is a good one i like this appam
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C om m e nt by um a m ahe swari

your dishes are so gud and simple.. i m ur great fan

Thank You so much.

C om m e nt by De e pti S

Hi,..appam looks yumm....want to try it soon. just wanna know

raw rice is dosa rice or normal sona masoori rice.
Reply :Raw rice is also called pachai arisi. It is different from dosa rice
which is parboiled.

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C om m e nt by Sunitha Dsa

Hi, Is Iddli Rice called Raw Rice.

Reply :No.Idli rice is usually 'parboiled rice'.
Rice is available in different forms : 1) When the outer chaff of the
rice grain is removed, the rice is brown in colour called 'Brown rice'. 2)
If the milling process is continued, all the bran is removed. The rice is
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rice is steamed before milling, it is called parboiled rice or boiled rice
(puzhungal arisi). This retains some of the nutrients of the outer husk
in the rice.
C om m e nt by Duggu Kavya

It's really gud

Reply :Thank You.
C om m e nt by Mary Kutty

Good recipe. You have mentioned 2 cups of rice. What exactly is

the quantiry for 1 cup in this recipe?
Reply :1 cup = 235 ml. For aapam, you could use any cup measurement.
The quantities need not be very accurate.
C om m e nt by le e la Nayar

Hi Dear,
I like all appams. But since am an ailing person(kidney failure)
am not supposed to eat yeast,coconut milk or coconut or coconut water,
& b.soda. Can you pls tell me without all these to make appams. Any
simple idea, it would be of great help to me. I am longing and wishing
to eat this appam.
Thanks
- Nayar
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Hi Leela, very sorry to hear that. I just made a quick prayer for
your healing. May God give you the strength and courage needed.
About aapams, it is a common dish made both in tamil nadu and
kerala. In some parts of tamil nadu, aapam is made in a slightly
different way than Kerala. Here's how it goes - soak 2 cups of raw rice,
1/2 cup of urad dal and 1 tsp of fenugreek seeds for few hours. Grind it
to make a smooth batter and let it ferment for 8 hours or overnight.
The urad dal will aid the fermentation and you don't need any yeast.
Just before making the aapams, usually a pinch of baking soda is
added. Since you cannot have baking soda, just skip that part. If the
batter is fermented properly, you will get holes as you would in
traditional aapams. The taste will be slightly different from the
traditional aapams with coconut, but it is a good alternative. You can
have it with sweetened milk, any type of chutney or gravy. Hope this is
helpful to you.
C om m e nt by udaya s

hey dahlia,
Can i use basmati rice instead of raw rice?
Reply :Hi Udaya, I dont think it will work out with basmati rice. It
comes good with Long grain rice.
C om m e nt by poorna chandran

what is men my yeast the butter milk is called as yeast

Reply :Yeast is a fungi that is very commonly used in baking bread
and for many other cooking. You can find yeast in most of the grocery
stores near the flours.
C om m e nt by Sri de vi

Hi,
Its very simple tiffen, i want to make it, can i use the raw rice flour
instead of raw rice?
Reply :coconut.

Yes you can. In thats case mix coconut milk instead of grated

C om m e nt by a Vivian Dhillon on 09 De ce m be r 2009 03:03AM

simple indian dishes please

Reply :This is simple only vivian. Try it!!
C om m e nt by a k asturi naik on 24 Nove m be r 2009 05:07AM

I tried this recipe yesterday.Instead of coconut i used coconut

milk. Came out good. Excellent recipe. Thankyou.
Reply :Good!!!
C om m e nt by Monica sam path wilson on 24 July 2009 02:31AM

Hi! i tried appam for the v.first time in my life with the help
of your receipe and it came out really good & my kids loved it.i am also
trying your other receipes. thanks for being a blessing and being so
generous to share.God Bless u!!!
Thank you
Reply :Thanks Monica..
C om m e nt by m ala rajani on 05 July 2009 09:55AM

i am jeeva's best school friend archana's aunt here can i have ur

contact want to meet u
mala
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Reply :Sorry Mala. I think you have mailed the wrong person.

C om m e nt by R oshi Gupta on 18 June 2009 06:34AM

Hi may i use anything else other than yeast,as i am allergic to

yeast? Thanks..
Reply :Hi Roshi, Just follow the recipe without adding the yeast. Half
an hour before making the appams, just add 1/2 tsp of baking soda.
This will give the same results.
C om m e nt by jagada k e savalu on 03 May 2009 20:27PM

hi elezabeth, one more tip for this is add ahandful of pressed

rice rice should be soak and grind along with rice will be very soft as
cotton. thank u
Reply :Hi Jagada, I've used cooked rice instead of pressed rice which
gives the same output. Thanks for the tips. I''ve added that tip too.
C om m e nt by Uthara on 11 O ctobe r 2008 03:53AM

Hi Elizabeth,
turned out great.
Regards, Uthra

Thanks for sharing this recipe. I tried it, and it

Reply :Good to hear that Uthara.

C om m e nt on Tue sday, June 24, 2008 9:40:27 AM

hi dear i tried this on dosa pan it came out good for my kid i put
some grated carrot capsicum beetroot n palk it look gr8 n tasted g8t
too thnx
Reply :Good, i've never tried adding vegetables to this.
appam taste
- by R ani on Tue 2/19/08 6:07 PM

Hi Elizabeth, The same way i made appam instead of grated

cocunut i added cocunut water to the flour.The taste was the same.I
was wondering how the flour is going to raise but with yeast the task
was very simple and less time consumption. Thanks and very Good Rani
Reply :Thanks for trying out the recipe,Is that coconut water or
Coconut milk you added?
Ve ry Good

- by R e m ya on Tue 2/19/08 1:14 AM

Hi, I have been looking for this recipe online, but couldn't find
one which was good.. Tried your kothu barotta recipe it came out very
well. I used more Garam masala than what is said in the recipe... Loved
it... thanks...
Reply :-

Hi remya, good to hear that you liked the recipe. Kothu barotta
is one of my all time favorites too. do try the appam and let me know
how it turned out. eager to hear from u.

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