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The South Indian Delicacy - "Appam (Hopper)"

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Hello readers,
      Today I'm going to share a famous South Indian recipe called "Appam (Hoppers)".This is a bowl shaped pancake; some says that it's originated from 'Jewish Community' of India.

Ingredients:

1. Regular Basmati Rice- 2 cups.
2. Parboiled Rice - 1 cup.
3. Coconut milk- 1 cup.
4. Grated coconut- 1/2 cup.
5. Granulated sugar- 1/2 cup.
6. Sugar -1 tsp.
7. Dry active yeast - 1/2 tsp.
8. Salt- To taste.
9. Oil - As per required( to drizzle appam).

Preparation Method:

Step 1- One day before making Hoppers, Rinse both the rice varieties together and Soak them in water for 4-5 hours.

Step 2- Take 1/2 cup warm water, add 1 tsp sugar, dry active yeast and mix them well and cover the bowl. Set aside for 15 minutes.

Step 3- After 4-5 hours drain the water from rice and add them to the grinder with salt, granulated sugar, grated coconut and grind them by adding little by little coconut milk until not getting a smooth batter. The batter should run smooth between your fingers. You can add little water if required. 

Step 4- Pour the batter in a large bowl and add (step-1) mix them well, cover the bowl and keep aside in room temperature for 12 hours to get a bubbly and frothy texture. It will becomes double in size on fermentation.

Step 5- Next day, heat a hopper pan for 2 minutes in a medium flame. Add 2-3 drops of oil (If you are using non-stick hopper pan then oil is not required) and use a tissue to grease the pan all over.

Step 6-  Lower the flame and pour a ladle full of batter in the center of the pan, lift the pan and twirl the batter in a clock wise direction so that batter spreads out in a circular shape, have to twirl for twice. Now, place the pan on gas oven cover the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes in low flame.

Step 7- After 2-3 minutes open the lid and check the hopper. Once the edges will be crisp and slowly leave the sides of the pan, use a spatula to lift the hopper (appam) off the pan. Have to follow same procedure for the remaining.

Step- Serve the Hoppers ( Appam) hot with sweetened coconut milk.

How to make sweetened coconut milk:-

1. Coconut milk. (1 cup).
2. Water-1 cup.
3. Green cardamom powder-1/2 tsp.
4. Jaggery powder- 2 tbs.

Method:- Boil water ,add jaggery power and mix well until dissolves well , (boil this mixture for 2-3 minutes) add cardamom powder. Add this mixture with coconut milk stair well. Sweetened coconut milk is ready now serve with hot Hopper (appam).



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