Chettinad kandarappam/Sweet Appam/ Chettinad Nei Appam/கந்தரப்பம் செய்முறை/இனிப்பு அப்பம்

Method

Soak the rice and urad dhal for 1 hour. add the jaggery, elachi and grind a smooth paste

The batter should be in the consistency of dosa batter. Keep the kadai in the stove .Pour the required amount of oil. Once the oil gets heated, keep the flame in sim and using a small spatula, slowly pour 1 spatulla of batter into the oil and wait for a second when the appam raises slowly pour the heated oil on top of the appam 2 or 3 times with the help of a spoon. This will enable the appam to be cooked fast and also to get a curled border (we usually call it as ‘karai katturathu’ in Tamil).Then turn the side, wait for a minute and remove from the kadai.It will not take much time to cook. So don’t wait till it turn brown.

Chettinad kandarappam/Sweet Appam/ Chettinad Nei Appam/கந்தரப்பம் செய்முறை/இனிப்பு அப்பம்