Special Vellaayappam RECIPE #57

Special Vellayappam 

 STEP 1:-  Soak 3 cups of raw rice for 8- 10 hours. 

STEP 2 :-  Combine    Luke warm water ( 1/2 cup ) ,  yeast  ( 1 teaspoon  ) and   sugar  ( 3 teaspoon  )  , and set  aside to rise as in the picture below .

STEP 3:- Drain water from the rice , grind it well  with 1 1/2 cup of cooked rice and 1  1/2 cup of grated coconut .

STEP 4:- Transfer the  step 3 ''paste''   in to a large bowl , mix it  well with  the "risen  yeast"  ( step 2),  allow to rest it  for 6-12 hours to ferment . 

Step 5:- The'' grind ed paste ''/ batter  ( step 4)  would be ready, if  the batter doubles in  the amount as in the picture .

Completely fermented batter looks like as in the pic below ( lots of bubbles ) ..

 STEP 6:- Just before preparing  the Appam  [ for 5-9 appams] , Mix  4-5 cups of batter,  2 - 3 pinch of salt , some crushed cumin seeds , 3-5 finely chopped pearl onion and 2 eggs .

 STEP 7:-  Mix'' everything'' thoroughly. If the batter is thick add some  fresh coconut milk. 

STEP 8:- Heat Tawa / pan  spread little oil , pour a spoonful batter on the center of the  pan.

STEP 9:-Cook for few minutes on each side [ ...flip when bubbles break and edges start to dry /brown ..]until  it gets golden brown on both sides.

STEP 10 :-   Serve with Hot curries (  Duck egg curry  https://jesacos5.blogspot.com/2016/03/duck-egg-curry-kottayam-style.html, Quil Egg moilee   https://jesacos5.blogspot.com/2013/12/quail-egg-moilee.html , Egg moilee  https://jesacos5.blogspot.com/2014/01/special-egg-moilee_21.html , Chicken curry  https://jesacos5.blogspot.com/2019/07/jes-special-chicken-curry-recipe-292.html.   Enjoy JA - Mathew