Kerala Palappam @The Pimenta

You can see the various stages of the Appam.  . We run two night two days Appam and Curry and Bean to Bar Dark Chocolate workshops at www.thepimenta.in  you can mail to harithafarms@gmail.com

A favorite Syrian Christian Dish . This recipe is vegan

Step 1(Custard)

½ cup coarse rice flour

3 cups water

Combine and stir on a low heat until it thickens to a loose porridge like consistency, leave it

to cool completely

Step 2(Preparing the yeast)

1/2 tsp yeast

1 tbsp Sugar

1/4 cup water (lukewarm)

Combine the above and cover and let it ferment and double in size

Put yeast into the mix once it has cooled and then add 500g fine rice flour(slightly roasted)

and combine and knead vigorously for 5/7 minutes with hands (bacteria form hands is

needed)  along with the Custard made in Step 1

Leave overnight or 12 hours.

Then add ½ tsp salt and 1 tbsp sugar and mix well.

Ten slowly add ¾ cup thick coconut milk (made from ¾  cup of cream and ½ cup water) until

you get a pourable consistency like double cream.

Taste and add more sugar if it’s too yeasty tasting, may need up to 1 tbsp extra.

Heat cast iron hopper pan and lid separately.

Brush pan with sesame oil  (not coconut as it will stick)

And when just about to smoke (smoking pan is too hot) pour a ladle full of batter into the

middle of the pan quickly then move in one circle to so that batter coats the surface of the

pan. Do not overlap the batter as you want to cook it all evenly.

Let that cook for a moment then put the lid on the pan and leave until the edges are

browning and the surface of the pancake is cooked and fluffy looking

Using a very thin spatula gently lift around the edges of Appam until it all lifts away.

It should be brown and crisp on the edges and the top and middle soft and fluffy.

Eat with  Vegetable  stew

Our esteemed  guest Suchi Sharma can be seen in the picture . She is running Spicy Mama Cooking Classes in Goa