Soaking Time : 4 to 6 hours
Fermenting Time : Overnight
Cooking Time : 1 min per appam
Fresh Coconut – 1 cup grated
Sugar – 2 tblspn
Salt to taste
Baking Soda – 1/2 tsp
Water as needed for grinding
Oil for greasing pan
Method:
Take raw rice in a bowl and wash it well. Now cover it with clean water and let it soak for 4 to 6 hours or overnight.
Once it is soaked drain it and add it to blender. Now add in coconut and blend them.
Once it is half blended, add water and make it into a smooth paste. Since it is rice, it wont be too smooth, but it should be as smooth as possible. It doesn’t take more that 8 to 10 mins.
Now take them in a air tight container. Cover it and let it ferment overnight.
The next day, add sugar, salt, baking soda and some water and make it into a smooth runny batter.
Now heat your non stick appam chati on medium heat.
Pour a ladleful of batter in the center and swirl the pan to coat the sides. Cover it and let it cook for 45 second to a min.
Now open the lid and remove the appam. Serve it with any curry.
Notes:
1)Grind the batter to a fine paste. This result in soft appam.
2)Dont add to much baking soda. If you add, it wont give white appam.
3)The batter should be very thin, this will give soft appam.
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| Wash raw rice very well |
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| Soak them in water for 4 to 6 hours or overnight |
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| Drain them now |
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| Add it to a blender |
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| add in coconut |
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| blend it |
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| once it is half blended |
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| add some water |
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| blend it to a smooth paste |
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| Pour that to a bowl and allow it to ferment overnight |
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| This is how it looks after fermenting |
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| Add sugar |
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| Salt |
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| a little baking soda |
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| mix well |
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| add water |
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| make it into a runny batter |
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| Now take your non stick appam chati |
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| this is how it looks |
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| wipe it with some oil using a paper towel |
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| take a ladleful of batter and pour it in |
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| swirl the pan to coat the sides |
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| coat it |
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| once it all spreaded |
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| cover with a lid |
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| let it cook for a min |
Super nice and yummy..
wow. looks yummy.i was waiting for this recipe.thanks for posting.
love your blog .. love indian cooking.
for the Appam, can i use rice flour instead of raw rice ?
@LizNNo rice flour wont work in this recipe.
Hello Aarthi,
Very nice recipe. I wanted to know whether after adding the baking soda we can store the remaining batter in the fridge or use all the batter immediately?
@AnonymousYou can store it for 2 days in fridge after adding baking soda.
Aarthi. Am in USA. To ferment what should i do. We live in a very cold place in minus temperature daily. So what to do to ferment.
@preethiIf u have a oven, you can turn the light on of the oven and put this in it. Make sure you dont turn on the oven, just light on. Or u can place it near heater if u have any,
Aarthi, thanks for sharing. I would like to try your recipes. Can I use coconut milk instead of fresh coconut? Thanks.
@AnonymousYes u can use.
thanks for this good recipe. can I use apple cider vinegar instead of baking soda?
@Anonymousno it wont work.
Thanks arthi for your immediate reply.ya we have oven and heater. Will try it out this weekend.
HELOO………. THANKS FOR THE RECEIPE. I HAVE A POWDER PRINTED BAKING SODA POWDER ON IT. IS IT THE SAME SODA POWDER?
@Anonymousyes it is same as soda powder
Can v use yeast instead of baking soda?
@Ratnam pgthis recipe calls only for baking soda. i think u can use yeast as well
Wonderful n thanks
Wonderful n thanks
Hi aarthi
U have advised that the batter can be stored for 2 days,…. Can u Pls tell, does adding coconut has the chance of spoiling the batter?
Deenu S
@Deenu SNO IT WONT
Hi aarthi Can I use our regular cooking rice or idli rice we have to use?
@madhaviregular rice will work too
I dont hv baking sodA or yeast, am new to this place also.. Is that ok to do wtout those..
@Nairbaking soda makes it soft
Can we skip the baking soda? Any adverse effects?
@aarthi dhanrajbaking soda will make it soft
add cooked rice half a handful and old dosa batter. It will work without soda.. I have tried it
Can we use ponni boiled rice instead of raw rice.
Will it affect the taste
@Anonymousyes u can use, but raw rice will give you perfect appam
Hi aarthi I do have only idli rice or basmati at house as I live in U.S. . Or should I buy specific rice for this as I love appam . Can u post recepie of kumbakonam kadappa . ? I'm Lavanya I love ur recepies .
U rock!
@Anonymousu can use idli rice too..but raw rice is best..here is kadappa recipe
https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2014/06/kumbakonam-kadappa-recipe-kadappa.html
Good evening Aarthi. Thank you for your recipe I live in South Africa and the stores stock rice power. Can I use this and what quantity I need for 1 cup uncooked rice.
Thanks
@Anonymousno rice powder cannot be used. u need rice
Did u use ponni raw rice or normal raw rice.?
it is normal raw rice
Can we use dry coconut instead of fresh one if yes how does it taste… Will it be same as the fresh coconut?
yes u can use dried ones too
Aarthi I wish to use yeast in place of baking soda. If so, half teaspoon of instant yeast will be fine rite? Keep up the good spirit of posting a new recipe every time.
yes it will be fine
Hi Aarthi, Thanks for the post, on refrigerating the batter becomes thick and it doesn't taste the way it tasted before. Any suggestions would help.
dont add baking soda to the entire batter. Just take small amount and add the baking soda just before making. If the batter is thick ad more water
n i remove the coconut as am allergic to it
Hi Arthi,
Can use Idli rice instead of raw rice..
When I add baking soda appam turned yellow .Is it harmful or poison can I give to my children
You must have added too much, no issues you can give.
Akka! I added little bit of salt while grinding. Will my aapam come perfectly?
Hi aarthi
My appam was looking like plastic. Batter was fermented. Pls help me in wat went wrong
Hi Aarti,
Appam is hard but sweet, didn’t brown. Didn’t come out like pictures. It came yellow. Can I add fresh fermented batter to it?
yes u can.
Raw rice (பச்சரிசி) one tumbler
Boiled rice புழுங்கல் அரிசி) one tumbler
Half a tumbler uriddhall
2 table spoon venthayam
Soak all ingredients atleast 3 to 4 hours
Grind all ingredients to make a smooth paste and add little salt.
Mix well n allow it to ferment overnight. No added baking soda .
Plz try ths method to making appam .It comes out very well n spongy …
Can I use basmati rice instead of raw rice
YOu need raw rice for appam.
CAN i USE BASBATI RICE INSTEAD OF RAW RICE
You need raw rice in this recipe.
I tried this and turned out good. But only thing it did not really brown. Why is that so.
it depends on the fermentation time and also the pan which you cook.
If we use yeast, when should this ve added? During grinding or just before cooking, along with salt and sugar