Kerala Appam

Kerala Appam

📍 Kerala 🍽️ Malayali Vegetarian 🥦 Medium 🎉 Onam Special 👁️ 37 views
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Lacy fermented rice hoppers with crispy edges and a soft fluffy centre - Keralas most beloved breakfast, perfect with sweet coconut milk or stew.

480mPrep
20mCook
500mTotal
4Serves
180kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1

    Grind soaked raw rice, cooked rice and grated coconut into a smooth batter.

    10 min
  2. 2

    Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water for 5 minutes until frothy. Add to batter. Ferment 6-8 hours.

    480 min
  3. 3

    Add salt to fermented batter. Batter should be thin - thinner than dosa batter.

    💡 Tip: Appam batter should pour like water.
    5 min
  4. 4

    Heat an appam pan, pour a ladle of batter and swirl in a circular motion to spread thin edges.

  5. 5

    Cover and cook on low heat for 2 minutes until edges are crisp and centre is soft and fluffy.

    2 min
  6. 6

    Serve immediately with sweetened coconut milk with a pinch of cardamom.