Appam Kerala's Favorite Very Very Sweet Breakfast Dish

Appam

Ingredients:

• 2 cups raw rice.
• 1/2 cup cooked rice.
• 2 cups coconut milk.
• 2 tsp sugar.
• Salt to taste.
• 1/2 tsp yeast.
• Coconut oil or any other refined oil.
• For greasing and cooking.
• Vegetable korma for serving.

Method:

• Wash and soak the rice for 2 to 3 hours. Drain.
• Combine the soaked rice, cooked rice and ½ cup of coconut milk and blend in a mixer till smooth.
• Add the sugar, remaining 1½ cups of coconut milk and salt and mix well.
• Add a little lukewarm water to the yeast and mix well.
• Add it to the rice mixture and mix well (the batter should be of dropping consistency). Cover and keep aside for 2 to 3 hours.
• Heat an appam kadhai or a deep non-stick tava and grease it lightly with oil.
• Pour a ladleful of the batter into it and slowly rotate the kadhai in a circular motion so that a thin layer forms on the side while the middle remains thick. 
• Cover and cook for a minute, remove the appam when the middle fluffy part is cooked. 
• Repeat for the remaining batter to make to make more appams.
• Serve hot with vegetable korma.