Appam (Lacy Rice Pancakes) - South Asian Recipe

Appam (Lacy Rice Pancakes)

🌍 South Asian, Kerala Difficulty: ●●●○○

Appam is thought to have been introduced to Kerala by early Syrian Christian settlers.

Ingredients

• 300 g raw white rice, soaked 4 hours
• 100 g cooked rice
• 150 ml thin coconut milk
• 1 tsp active dry yeast
• 1 tsp sugar
• ½ tsp salt

Method

1. Dissolving — Dissolve yeast in 3 tbsp warm water with sugar. Rest 10 min until frothy.
2. Blending — Blend raw and cooked rice together with coconut milk to smooth batter.
3. Mixing — Mix in yeast. Batter should be like thin crêpe batter.
4. Step 4 — Ferment overnight in warm place (8–12 hours). Batter will bubble and rise.
5. Adding — Add salt. Heat an appam pan or small wok. Ladle batter, swirl quickly so edges coat the pan thinly while centre is thicker.
6. Covering — Cover, cook 2–3 min until centre is set and edges are lacy and crisp.

Tags: raw white rice, cooked rice, thin coconut milk, active dry yeast, sugar · Source: Brittani's Almanac