Spicy recipe: Masala Appam
Ingredients:
Rice ……. ……………………… 1 cup
Boiled rice ……………………… half cup
Urad Dal ………………………… half cup
Fenugreek seeds (optional) …… quarter tsp
Salt to taste
Soak the above items for 4 hours and Grind together by adding required Water to make a thick paste (like idli batter), mix the same and keep for 5 hours.
For Masala:
Oil…………………………………..1tblsp
Mustard seeds……………………..half tsp
Green Chillies –chopped………….3
Ginger – chopped………………….half inch
Grated Cocount……………………half cup
Carrot – chopped…………….quarter cup
Coriander leaves –chopped……….quarter cup
Masala Chana dal (readymade) ….quarter cup
Salt to taste
Method of preparation:
1. Heat an open vessel and add oil.
2. Add mustard seeds. When it starts spluttering add chillies and ginger and stir it well for a minute.
3. Add grated coconut, carrot, coriander leaves and masala chana dal and mix well.
4. Pour this mixture into the rice batter and mix it well.
5. Grease each slot of the Appam pan and pour batter in all the slots of the pan and cover it with the lid (on medium flame). When bottom side is cooked, just turn the top side.
Now Masala Appam is ready.
Serve hot with chutney or tomato sauce.
Author: Joselyn Lewis (Mumbai)
