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Unniyappam recipe

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Today I am going to share the secret of traditional Kerala Snack 'Unni Appam' or 'Karol Appam'. Unni appam resembles small pancakes. You can find the recipe  anywhere on Internet and many might have  succeeded in making these delicious and healthy dumplings. But this is my recipe;after desperately  trying to bring back the taste of Unni appam that my Grand Mother (we call her Ammamma) used to make for us,children.She didn't know how to show her love for us,but with the taste of her special snacks, her love was conveyed to us. I am sure it is impossible to recreate the same taste,since that special "kaipunyam" ended with her demise. (Kaipunyam is a Malayalam word which  means 'having gifted hands') So let's  try to bring back that taste... nostalgic to many of you ,today.. Ingredients Raw rice -2 cups Jaggery-200g Banana-1 no Plain Flour-2tbsp Ghee-1tbsp Black sesame seeds-2tsp Coconut pieces-2tbsp Method of prepa...

Appam (Kerala recipe)

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Ingredients Fine Rice flour--1 1/2 cups Yeast- 1/2 tsp dry yeast Coconut milk- 2-21/2 cups. salt-2 pinches Sugar-2 tbsp Cooked rice-2 tbsp Grated Coconut -2 tbsp Method of preparation 1. Take  2 tbsp Luke warm water,add sugar and dry yeast.Keep aside for 5 minutes .When it becomes frothy,add this to a blender along with rice flour,salt and 2 tbsp sugar.Add enough coconut milk and blend well.Add cooked rice and coconut into this and grind in to a fine batter.Consistency should be thinner than dosa batter,not too watery.Keep aside for 5-6 hours or until it gets fermented. Now,heat *Appam griddle.Keep it in simmer and add 1 big ladleful of batter.Swirl it and cook appam closing the lid.After swirling the griddle ,keep it on medium flame. Serve Appam with egg roast/Chicken Mappas/Veg Stew. ENJOY! * Appam griddle--for those who are not familiar with this,pls check it out here.