SOUTH INDIAN BREAKFAST RECIPES
Aapam, a popular breakfast recipe in Kerala and Tamil nadu a Soft, lacy pancakes that are spongy in the centre and crispy at the corners, made using a fermented batter of rice, udad dal and coconut. . This recipe involves natural fermentation of the batter and does not include any yeast. A perfect no yeast aapam recipe for those who do not like its smell or flavor. I have never been a great fan of Aapam but decided to give it a try as my husband likes it. I got the main recipe from my mother, who makes it often for my sister. I customized the taste to my liking and landed up with super spongy Aapams. Over to the recipe of how to make a soft, spongy, no yeast aapam.
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Preparation Time : 10 mins + soaking time 6 hrs | Cooking Time : 3 Min per appam |Serves: 5
Sona masoori rice | raw rice 1 cup
Idli rice | par boiled rice 1 cup
Urad dal 1/4 cup
Poha | aval 1/4 cup
Coconut 1/2 cup
Cooking soda | baking soda 1/2 tsp
Salt as needed
Sugar 2 tsp
Video on how to shape aapam
Method:
- Wash and soak the rice, urad dal and poha for 5-6 hours.
- Grind it into a smooth paste along with the coconut.
- Add salt and keep it aside for fermentation.
- It took 5-6 hours for me to get the batter fermented.
- It depends on the weather conditions of the place you live in.
- Add cooking soda, sugar just before making.
- If making a small portion add only to that portion.
- The consistency should be like a dosa batter.
- Keep an aapam pan ready on the stove top. The pan should not be too hot.
- You can even use a normal deep pan. I used non stick aapam pan.
- Pour batter towards the centre of the pan and rotate the pan to spread the batter.
- Cover the pan with a lid and after few seconds you can see the aapam got cooked in the centre and lacy borders on the sides.
- No need to flip it on the other side. Take it out from the pan using a butter knife or a ladle.
- Aapam is ready to serve now.
Note:
- You can make it as a normal dosa too , if you are not comfortable in making aapams in pan.
- Making proper shapes comes purely by practise so do not worry about that.
- Instead of adding coconut while grinding, you can add coconut milk before making the aapams. In this version, if you have anyone at home who do not like aapam , can be served dosa .
thanks alot…..
my all time favourite with stew , chutney and kadala curry 🙂 urs is super spongy !
yum…ages I had this …looks so perfect
we make everyweek here without aval.Sometimes we don't add coconut.Like the spongy center and crispy edges of it..
super
looks soft . clicks are good , no worries 🙂
looks so perfect..love it with veg stew and sweetened coconut milk
I will try this soon. Let you know!
Aapam makes appearance very often at my kitchen, love it very very much 🙂 Looks very tempting and liked presentation too!
beautifully made appam …nice clicks…
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Deepa
I always do without yeast.. looks so soft!
very yummy n different style… i love it with coconut milk…
my favorite breakfast options Jeyashree. Love the effect of the shutterbugs 🙂
looks so good..
Soft and yummy aapams
Very soft spongy and yummy appams jeyashri. For how long we can keep the batter in fridge? coz we are adding coconut rite? i already tried with yeast and cooked rice but not with poha. will try this tomorrow and let you know 🙂
Nithya,
I used up this batter on the same day and generally you can keep it for a day in refrigerator.
OH ok thanks da. I tried the appaam today with poha, baking soda and sugar. it was very soft and my hubby loved it. thanks a ton :). here my malayalee frnds also want to learn this techniq.. credits to u :)..
OMG! a tempting dish, yummy and delicious.
Appam looks so soft n inviting, coconut milk is my fav combo…u have made it so well!
They look perfect Jeyashri, love them with coconut milk..
My favorite, looks so tempting.
Wow perfect aapams you have got!my fav anytime…ipo enaku pasikuthu 🙂
When should I add the cooking soda and sugar …
You add soda and sugar just before making appam. I have mentioned in the post too
Oops I added sugar along with salt bfore frementing? Is that okay?
Yes ok, but soda should be added before making the aapams
Hi.. Looks delicious. Can we prepare without baking soda/eno salt?
Thank you Jey, tried this yesterday came out crispy. We love it.?
Can I add half cup coconut milk while grinding instead of coconut
Yes you can add coconut milk to the batter.
Great recipe and very well written. I tried it and it tastes great. However, I have one comment about the name of the is recipe which says no yeast. When you ferment the dough, the yeast is naturally formed from the atmosphere. All the sour doughs have natural year in them.
Thank you for the great recipe.
Uma Ganesan
Thanks a lot