When it comes to breakfast, appam enjoys a special place in the kitchens of central Kerala households. They are easy to make and would go with literally any spicy curry. However, one hassle most of the new-gen cooks face is the effort it takes to procure and grate and grind coconuts. It is time consuming if you are not experienced or used to the process.
What if we tell you there is an appam recipe which do not require coconut? This delicious and soft appam could be easily prepared in just half an hour, that too without adding grated coconut. Check out the recipe here:
Ingredients
2 cups of rice powder
1 tsp yeast
1 tbsp coconut oil
Lukewarm water
Sugar
Salt
Preparation
Mix half cup rice powder and half cup water in a pan
Cook until it thickens up
Meanwhile, take one and half cups of rice powder and lukewarm water in a mixer jar
Blend well
Pour most of this batter into a bowl
Add the thickened mixture into the rest of the batter in the jar
Add yeast, coconut oil, sugar, salt and lukewarm water
Blend well
Pour this into the batter in the bowl, mix well
Keep this batter aside for half an hour
By that time, the batter would rise nicely
Stir the batter
Heat an appam vessel
Pour a ladle full of batter
Rotate the vessel to spread the batter
Make sure to keep the flame on high
Lower the flame when holes begin to appear on the appam
Now, close the lid and cook the appam
Enjoy this soft and deliciousappam with vegetable, egg or meat curries.
