Appam with Vegetable Stew

📝 Ingredients

Ingredients for Appam:

• 1 cup raw rice
• ¼ cup cooked rice
• ½ cup grated coconut
• ½ tsp yeast
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 ½ cups water (adjust as needed)
• 1 ½ tsp salt

Ingredients for Vegetable Stew:

• 1 cup mixed vegetables (carrot, potato, beans, peas, cauliflower)
• 1 large onion, thinly sliced
• 2 green chilies, slit
• 1 tsp ginger, minced
• 1 tsp garlic, minced
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp fennel seeds
• 2–3 cloves
• 2–3 cardamom pods
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 cup coconut milk (thick)
• 1 cup coconut milk (thin)
• Salt to taste
• 2 tbsp oil
• A few curry leaves

👩‍🍳Recipe

Step 1: Prepare the Appam Batter

-Soak raw rice for 4–5 hours, drain, and grind with cooked rice and grated coconut into a smooth batter.

- Add water to get a thick consistency.

-Add yeast, sugar, and salt to the batter and mix well. Let it ferment for 2 hours.

Step 2: Prepare the Vegetable Stew

-Heat oil, add mustard seeds, fennel seeds, cloves, cardamom, and cinnamon. Let them splutter.

-Add onions, green chilies, ginger, and garlic. Sauté until golden brown.

-Add mixed vegetables and sauté for 2-3 minutes.

-Pour thin coconut milk and simmer until vegetables are cooked.

- thick coconut milk and curry leaves. Simmer for 5–10 minutes.

-Add salt to taste.

Step 3: Cook the Appam

-Heat an appam pan or non-stick pan.

- Pour a ladle of batter, swirl the pan, and cover to cook until the edges are golden and the center remains soft.

Step 4: Serve

-Serve the appams with hot vegetable stew. Enjoy your meal!