23 calories for 1 appe of Quick Vegetable Appe, Instant Appe, Cholesterol 0 mg, Carbohydrates 3g, Protein 0.7g, Fat 0.7g. 

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quick vegetable appe recipe | instant vegetable appe | South Indian quick appe is a quick fix snack made using idli batter. Learn how to make instant vegetable appe.

To make quick vegetable appe, combine all the ingredients in a deep bowl and mix well. Heat the appe mould on a medium flame and grease it using little oil. Pour a spoonful of the batter into each of the 7 moulds and cook using little oil till they turn golden brown in colour on the lower surface. Turn each appe upside down using a fork cook till they turn golden brown in colour from the other side. Repeat steps 2 to 4 to make 7 more appes in 1 more batch. Cool slightly, pack the appe in a tiffin box and tomato ketchup in an air-tight container separately.

This instant vegetable appe gets full marks in all aspects – taste, texture, and appeal. Made easily with readymade idli batter, chopped spinach and grated veggies, the snack is not only handy for kids to hold, dunk and gobble up, but they can enjoy it during play too!

Is Quick Vegetable Appe, Instant Appe healthy ?

Yes and no, depends who is eating this?

Let's understand the Ingredients.

What's good.

Urad Dal : 1 cup of cooked urad dal gives 69.30% of folic acid of your daily requirement of folate.  The folic acid in urad dal helps your body to produce and maintain new cells, especially red blood cells. Being rich in Phosphorus it works with Calcium to build our bones. See here for 10 super benefits of urad dal. 

Spinach, baby spinach (Palak) : Spinach is one of the richest plant sources of Iron and it should be part of a healthy diet for everyone.  Raw spinach has 25% having soluble fiber and 75% insoluble fibre. Spinach is good for the heart, diabetics and eyes. Read this on the 17 benefits of spinach and why you should eat it. 

Carrots (gajjar) : Carrots have the nutrient Beta Carotene which is a form of Vitamin A, helps prevent deterioration of the eye as one gets older and prevents night blindness. Carrot is great for the eyes.They relieve constipation, lower blood pressure, have fibre and lower cholesterol. Read the 11 super benefiits of carrots and why to include in your daily diet.

What's the problem in the idli batter?

Parboiled Rice (Ukda Chawal) : Parboiled Rice is also known as ukda chawal. The parboiled rice is made with the rice grain soaked, steamed and dried with the hull and finally the hull is removed. In the process of steaming water soluble B Vitamins like thiamine, riboflavin and niacin from the bran integrate into the grain, thus making parboiled rice superior to white rice. A smart option to use parboiled rice effectively would be to combine with a pulse to get a high quality protein. A cereal-pulse combo like in case of idli (parboiled rice with urad dal) would serve as a complete protein comprising of all the 9 essential amino acids that your body requires. And then to make up for the fiber, add veggies to your idli and serve it with coconut chutney. Read is white rice and parboiled rice good for you? 

Poha ( Beaten rice) : Pros for poha. High iron count (2.67 mg in a cup) of poha. Most people prefer eating poha for breakfast. The reason behind it is its high carb count. Poha helps us accomplish nearly 5% of potassium requirement which will control blood pressure and sustain cardiac health and  further aids in controlling blood cholesterol too. Cons. Due to high carb content it is not good source  of diabetic food. With calories to add along with carbs and not much fiber, poha should logically be constrained by those who intend to lose weight. High protein, less carbs and more fiber should be the target of weight watchers. Read is poha healthy?  

Can diabetics, heart patients and over weight individuals have Quick Vegetable Appe, Instant Appe ?

Yes and no for diabetics, heart and weight loss. We would like diabetics, weight loss and heart patients avoid par boiled rice. However a cereal-pulse combo like in case of idli batter in the appe (parboiled rice with urad dal) would serve as a complete protein comprising of all the 9 essential amino acids that your body requires. So maybe you can have a few appes. 

Can healthy individuals have Quick Vegetable Appe, Instant Appe ?

Yes.

What to serve Quick Vegetable Appe, Instant Appe with  ?

Serve it with a healthy sambar recipe or coconut chutney. Read which idlis and dosas are healthy?

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How to burn 23 calories that come from one Quick Vegetable Appe?

Walking (6 kmph) = 7 mins
Running (11 kmph) = 2 mins
Cycling (30 kmph) = 3 mins
Swimming (2 kmph) = 4 mins

Note: These values are approximate and calorie burning differs in each individual.