Tasty Traditional Aappams

I tried quite a few recipes. I tried the instant ones too. They looked good but were not so tasty.  Now, there is no need to try anything else. Here is a very full proof method for the traditional kerala aappams.

You need

2 cups raw rice

1cup cooked boiled rice

1/2  a coconut grated

3tbsp sugar

3/4tsp yeast

water from a coconut

1tsp salt.

Method

Soak the raw rice for at least 2 hours.( Fermentation through the night is very effective. So it is best to soak the rice in the morning and grind in the evening.)Soak yeast along with 1tbsp sugar and 2tbsp of tepid water. As you break the coconut. collect its water and mix in 2tbsp sugar.

Grind the soaked rice along with the cooked rice, coconut gratings and  the coconut water. After it is ground smooth to a dosa batter consistency( a little water can be added if required),add the dissolved yeast and salt.

Let it ferment overnight. If the weather is cold, leave it in a dark ,closed place. I use the microwave(in the disconnected mode, of course) to keep this batter.

The next day pour a ladle full into the aappam pan,swirl it around so that a dumpling settles in the centre. Cover and cook. Remove after done as there is no need to reverse cook like a dosa. The non stick pans are the easy bets but the puritans swear by the traditional iron woks that you still get in Kerala!