Vellappam

Cuisine Style: Kerala, Cooking Time: 25 minutes, To Serve: 2, Take with: Mutta Curry / Chutny Curry, Type: Breakfast

Ingredients

Preparation

Soak raw rice and Urad dall for 4 hours.
Put soaked rice and urad dall in a mixer and grind till smooth paste.
Add Coconut milk, salt and sugar.
Mix well by your hand (wash hand).
Keep the mixture closed to ferment for 7 hours in a warm place. (Add warm water in case cold climate).
Heat the Appa Chatti (Cast iron pan with deep bottom).
Wipe the vessel with oiled cloth.
Pour the appam mixture.
Lift off the stove and swirl the vessel.
Pour oil round the appam.
Close with lid for 5 minutes.
Gently remove the appam from the vessel.
Serve hot.

Note

This can be prepared without Urad dall. (This way traditional vellappam is prepared)

Tip

Mix Jaggery to get Sweet Appam. Coconut chutny is the best side dish for Sweet Appam.

How this Vellappam recipe is Unique?

Centre of this this Vellappam is puffy because of Urad dall. The look and taste is so good