Appam (Kinnathappam) (Raw Rice - Pancake ) (Kallappam )

Ingredients

Raw Rice - 1 kg

Salt - 1 teaspoon

Sugar - 1 cup

Grated coconut -4 cups

Cooked Rice (Any) -1 cup

Yeast - 1 tablespoon

Water - 2 tablespoon

In a mixer, grind raw rice, cooked rice and grated coconut. Make it a fine paste. Keep it in a separate bowl. In another bowl, add little water and yeast. Keep it aside for 10-15 minutes. Add this to the first bowl and soak it overnight. Next day, add sugar and salt to this. Mix it really  well. Take a plate or any type of small vessel to cook this. Make sure to grease the vessel with little oil. So it will not stick to the plate. In a steamer, cook this for 10 minutes. Once it is out of the steamer, keep it in a pan with little water. so that it will be easy to remove from the plate. Slightly tap the edges as well. It helps the Appam to come out easily from the mould. You can make different shapes using small moulds. Also, try in a plate, to get a round shape.

Try adding 1 teaspoon  of baking powder  and 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda just before cooking which is just optional in case if the batter is not fermented properly. You can make out the volume of batter becoming double if its well fermented. It has to rise little bit. You can also try adding toddy (Kallu) instead of yeast as it's a traditional way of making Appam. And the original name for this Appam is Kallappam. Its a traditional north Malabar dish especially  for Christmas. One should definitely try having this with chicken stew or any chicken curry. Its an awesome dish. Please refer to my post for chicken stew recipe :)