You are here: Home > Videos > Cuisine Recipes > Indian Veg Recipes > South Indian Recipes > Different types of Idlis > Appam Video, Kerala Appam by Tarla Dalal Appam Video, Kerala Appam by Tarla Dalal Viewed 29414 times Appam is a famous dish from the keralite repertoire of south indian cooking. This recipe is an easy-to-make, instant version of the otherwise tough-to-make dish. Since yeast is used, the batter need not be fermented for long unlike the traditional version. Serve appam with slightly-sweetened coconut milk and coconut stew for a perfect meal! Tweet Recipe Description for Appam, Appam Kerala Recipe Soaking Time: 5 hoursPreparation Time: 15 minsFermenting Time: 3 hoursCooking Time: 30 mins Makes 15 appams Show me for appams Ingredients For The Appam2 cups uncooked rice (chawal) , soaked for 4 to 5 hours and drained1/2 cup cooked rice (chawal)1/2 tsp instant dry yeast2 pinches of sugar1 cup coconut milk (nariyal ka doodh) salt to taste2 tsp sugar6 tsp oil for greasing and cookingFor Serving With Appam coconut stew Method For the appamCombine the soaked rice, cooked rice and approx. ½ cup of warm water and blend in a mixer to smooth paste. Keep aside.Combine the instant dry yeast, sugar and ½ cup of warm water in a bowl and mix well.Cover and keep aside for 10 to 20 minutes or till bubbles appear.Combine the ground rice paste, coconut milk, salt and sugar and mix well.Add the prepared yeast mixture and mix very well. Cover and keep aside to ferment for 2 to 3 hours.Making appamTo make {span class="bold1"}appam{/span}, heat an appachatti (appam kadhai) and grease it lightly with oil.Pour a big ladleful of the batter into it and slowly rotate the kadhai in a circular motion so that a thin layer forms on the side while it remains thick in the centre.Put a little oil on the edges, cover with a lid and cook on a slow flame for 2 to 3 minutes, remove the appam when the centre fluffy part is cooked.Repeat with the remaining batter to make 14 more appams.Serve {span class="bold1"}appam{/span} immediately with coconut stew. See step by step images of Appam, Appam Kerala Recipe RECIPE SOURCE : Tarla Dalal's Latest Recipes