Appam Recipe

• Raw rice soaked for 4-5 hours - 2 cup(s)
• Coconut shavings - 4 cups
• Cooked rice -1 cup
• Salt and sugar to taste
• A pinch of yeast granules dissolved in some coconut water or little hot water

• Drain the soaked rice and grind it along with the coconut shavings
• Cook the grinded mixture rice to a fine thick paste. Do not add too much water.
• Add the yeast and mix lightly. Also add salt and sugar to taste.
• Allow to ferment at room temperature for at least 6 hours. Heat a small non-stick wok. Pour approximately half a cup of grinded mixture and gently swirl the pan around such that only a thin layer of the grinded mixture covers the sides and a thick layer collects at the bottom.
• Cover with a lid on medium heat for about 3 minute(s) or till the edges have become golden crisp and the centre is soft and spongy.