How to make kerala style appam
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firstly, in a large bowl soak 3 cup raw rice for 4 hours.
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drain off the water and transfer to the mixer jar.
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add water as required and grind to a smooth paste.
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transfer the rice batter to a large bowl. keep aside. in a pan take ½ cup prepared rice batter along with 1 cup water.
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stir and cook until the mixture thickens and forms a thick paste.
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cool completely, and transfer to the mixer jar.
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add ½ cup coconut, ¼ cup cooked rice, and water.
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grind to smooth paste.
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transfer the mixture to the bowl, and water rinsing the mixer jar.
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mix well making sure everything is well combined.
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cover and ferment for 8 hours or until the batter are well fermented.
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after the batter has fermented well, mix gently adding 1 tsp salt.
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heat the appam pan, and pour in the prepared batter.
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swirl once making sure the batter gets to cover the whole pan.
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cover and cook until the appam is cooked well.
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finally, appam is ready to enjoy with vegetable stew.
How to make the vegetable stew
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firstly, in a large kadai heat 2 tbsp coconut oil. add ½ inch cinnamon, 3 pods cardamom, 4 cloves, 1 tsp pepper, 3 garlic, 2 chilli, 1 inch ginger, few curry leaves and 4 shallots.
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saute until the onions shrink slightly.
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now add 1 potato, 5 beans, 1 carrot, 3 tbsp peas, ½ capsicum and 1 tsp salt.
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saute for 2 minute or until the vegetables turn crunchy.
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further, add 3 cup thin coconut milk and mix well.
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cover and boil for 10 minutes, or until the vegetables are cooked well.
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now add 1 cup thick coconut milk and give a stir. make sure not to boil after adding thick coconut milk, as there are chances for coconut milk to split.
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finally, enjoy appam with vegetable stew.
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Notes
- firstly, make sure to ferment the batter really well. else the appam will not be spongy.
- also, if you are running short of time, you can add soda or yeast for the batter.
- additionally, the stew needs to be spicy. however, the creaminess of coconut milk will balance the spiciness.
- finally, appam and vegetable stew recipe tastes great when served hot.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/appam-recipe-yeast-appam-batter-recipe/