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Wheat flour Appam/Instant Sweet Appam for Kaarthigai Deepam

By Priya Srinivasan - I Camp in My Kitchen - Tuesday, November 19, 2013

I decided not to make anything special for Kaarthigai this year. First reason, i though we overdid for this Diwali and secondly there was a bad news in my cousin's family, just the previous day. So, i was totally in sad mood. 
But as the day progressed, amma called and asked what i made, when i told her that i m not making anything, she literally scolded me, with kids at home , you should celebrate festivals, and made me to go and make this appam. 
I know, they will get vanished the moment i bring it out to the dining table, so i hid some 10 appams for my clicks. And today, when i was clicking, my lil fella smelt that i m shooting something tasty, so he came running, climbed up the bed and started nibbling from the plate, it was so cute and natural and made me proud for making something he likes.
Ingredients (Makes 2 dozen appams)
1 cup Wheat flour
1 tbsp of Rice flour
1 banana
1/2 cup jaggery,
1 cup water + 1/4 cup extra
2 tbsp of freshly grated coconut/desiccated coconut
a pinch of baking soda
3-4 pods of cardamom, crushed
ghee/oil for pan frying
Method
  • Dissolve jaggery in a cup of water and melt it on a stove top. When the syrup boils, switch it off, strain the syrup for impurities. The strained syrup measured 3/4 Cup. 
  • In a big bowl, take both flours, add banana, coconut and baking powder. Mix it with your hands. Crush the banana well and mix it with the flours. Now add the strained syrup and mix it well with a spoon. I required another 1/4 cup of water to get the batter to a pouring consistency.
  • Heat a paniyaram pan/abelskiver pan, pour a drop of ghee in all the holes. Pour a spoon of batter into the holes, let it cook, flip it using a fork and cook the other side too. Keep the flame low and cook. 
  • Remove it to a kitchen towel and repeat the process with the remaining batter. 
  • Serve Warm. Makes a good after-school snack for kids.


Notes
  • I used a non-stick paniyaram/abelskiver pan to make the appams. That makes a huge difference in the ghee/oil we use for making.
  • I added a drop of ghee in the holes everytime i make paniyaram, that was the total amount of ghee used to cook. if you prefer add another drop of ghee/oil on top of the paniyaram or after flipping it the other side. 
  • Keep the flame simmer, that is the mantra for getting evenly cooked and good looking appams. 

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18 comments

  1. nandoos KitchenNovember 19, 2013 at 2:28 PM

    Wheat appam looks delicious. I think your kid really enjoyed having that.

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  2. AparnaRajeshkumarNovember 19, 2013 at 2:30 PM

    good one ! Yes as amma said, u should celebrate it when kids at home !

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  3. Sapana BehlNovember 19, 2013 at 2:53 PM

    Such a healthy and tasty dish ! He is looking so cute .....!!

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  4. Sweta BiswalNovember 19, 2013 at 7:24 PM

    Very nice dish.....its a cross between a malpua & a gulgula that we make in Odisha...

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  5. Arjunan AkilandeswariNovember 19, 2013 at 8:17 PM

    Lovely appams

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  6. divyaNovember 20, 2013 at 2:41 AM

    Drooling here.. Yummy it looks..

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  7. Usha RaoNovember 20, 2013 at 5:03 AM

    Little one is cute and as I was reading the post, I was thinking wish she posted a picture of the little guy nibbling the appam! As I scrolled down,, there he was! Looks like he loved it.

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  8. Pavani NNovember 20, 2013 at 6:25 AM

    Appams have been on my to-make list for a long time. Your recipe and your little one's clicks are tempting me to try these soon.

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  9. AnonymousNovember 20, 2013 at 7:07 AM

    one of my favorite dish, It reminds me of my childhood days ,we used get appam near karnataka , kerala border in coorg, thanks for the recipe.

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  10. Chef MireilleNovember 20, 2013 at 8:02 AM

    these are full of my fave ingrediens - a wonderful treat..and your son is so adorable!!!

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  11. Manjula BharathNovember 20, 2013 at 10:38 AM

    very very delicious and yummy appam !!

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  12. SrivalliNovember 20, 2013 at 9:21 PM

    Love your lil one and the appams are so cute!

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  13. lata rajaNovember 20, 2013 at 11:23 PM

    Very cute. I make these too for karthigai even if I have made the adhirasam.

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  14. Shobana VijayNovember 21, 2013 at 9:46 PM

    The recipe fulfills with the kid.Awesome
    Shobas Delight

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  15. Harini-Jaya RNovember 26, 2013 at 4:53 AM

    Love those cuties..Very cute of your kiddo to gobble them up :)

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  16. Sandhya RamakrishnanNovember 27, 2013 at 7:42 AM

    Such a lovely presentation! My boys love this too...I also like your big paniyaram pan...Mine makes only 7 at a time. Should buy this next time.

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  17. Priya SureshNovember 29, 2013 at 5:46 PM

    Omg, cute kiddo, hugs to him Priya... Wat an addictive appams na,, my favourite they are..

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  18. Pavani NDecember 3, 2013 at 6:56 PM

    Lovely clicks. Traditional and healthy appams.

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Thanks a Lot for taking your time out and Visiting my Kitchen!!!!! Your Valuable Comments keep me going!!! Feel free to ask your doubts , i will definitely try reply you back. Good Day!!!