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Aappam Recipe - How to make Appam without Yeast

Appam recipe without yeast served for breakfast.

Ingredients

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1
Take raw rice, idli rice, fenugreek, urad dal in a bowl.
2
Wash and soak in enough water for 4 to 5 hours.
3
Using either a wet grinder or mixie jar, add the drained soaked ingredients and adding water little by little, grind to a very thick paste or batter. Transfer into a bowl.
4
Add salt, fresh coconut milk and mix into a batter.
5
Close the bowl and let it ferment overnight.
6
The next day, add sugar and if the batter is very thick, add little water to adjust the consistency, so that it resembles dosa batter.
7
Mix well and let it rest for 5 to 10 mins for the sugar to dissolve.
8
Pour a ladle full of appam batter in an Aappa Chatti or a deep kadai and swirl the pan around for the batter to spread evenly.Do not spread it using a ladle.
9
You can see the pores appearing on the surface. The edges will be thin and the excess batter will come to the centre to form a small lump.
10
Drizzle some oil around it and close it with a lid. Cook over medium flame for 1 to 2 minute.
11
Open the lid and you can see the edges pulling. Gently peel the appam from the pan and transfer to a serving plate. Proceed with the remaining batter.
12
Serve aappam hot with vegetable stew, sweetened coconut milk or coconut chutney.