Appam Batter

It is a basic batter for appam. This dish origin from Kerala, but in Tamil nadu they call as Aappam.In SriLanka also this dish is famous and they call it as Appa.

• Raw rice – 1 – ½ cups
• Parboiled rice – 1 – ½ cups
• Urad dal – 2 – 3tbsp
• Coconut – 1cup(grated)
• Coconut milk – 1cup
• Soda bicarbonate  or cooking soda– ½ tsp (optional)
• Salt – 1tsp
  

1. Soak both rice and urad dal for 4 hours in water.
2. With grated coconut grind to a fine thick paste, keep overnight to ferment.
3. Morning add coconut milk, soda bicarbonate, and salt. Beat well.
4. The batter for Appam is ready
5. Apply a little oil on a non-stick or heavy griddle.
6. Pour a ladle ful of batter on hot griddle.
7. Do not spread with spoon. Hold handle and rotate and tilt griddle quickly such that its full base is covered with batter.
8. A thin dosa like pancake will be the result.