Kuzhi Appams(sweet)

I got an appam pan recently to prepare these Kuzhi Appams or Paniyarams(so called in Tamil Nadu). Very simple to make for a sudden snack special. It can be prepared as a sweet or as a spicy snack where they use the left out dosa batter. Either way they taste so good. In kerala they call this as Unni Appam which has some slight variations in preparation. They use coconut oil. For the kuzhi appams you can use ghee/any oil which you prefer. Here I used Canola Oil which is the regular oil I use since it does not contain saturated fat.Here goes the recipe:

Ingredients:

Wheat flour - 1/2 cup
Rice Flour - 1/2 cup
Maida/all purpose flour - 1/2 cup
Coconut - 1/2 cup
Jaggery - 3/4 to 1 cup(according to the sweet level you need)
Ghee - 1 tsp
Cardomom powder - 1/2 tsp
Baking soda - a pinch(optional)
1 Ripe Banana(optional) - mashed
Oil for frying

Preparation:

• Mix sufficient water with jaggery, heat in a pan until all the jaggery melts.
• Filter this and keep aside.
• Now in a bowl mix everything along with filtered jaggery except oil.
• Add some water if you need. Mix everything smootlhly without any lumps. It should be a dosa batter consistency.
• Heat an appam pan. Once hot enough, fill 1/4 of each kuzhi(hole) with the oil/ghee.
• Fill the remaining 3/4 with the batter as shown below.

• Allow it to cook under medium heat for 3-4 mins.
• Turn them to cook on other side using a fork.

• Once they are brown on both sides, drain them on paper towels.

Server hot and enjoy your evening snack.

Plantain Fry(Bookmarked)

Ever since I saw this is Pushpa's blog I decided to make it because its different in the way I make the usual poriyals at home which is very boring. Fennel seeds, garlic aroma filled my home while preparing this. Rarely I get these raw plantains at the Indian store, so whenever I get I wanted to make something different. So thought of trying this the other day. Glad that I tried and it tasted good too. I got the recipe from here.

The way I prepared:

Ingredients:

Raw plantain - 4 (peeled and cut)
Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Salt - as needed
Oil - 2 tsp

Grind into paste with little water:
Garlic pods - 4-5
Chopped ginger - 1 tsp
Shredded coconut - 4-5 tsp
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Cinnamon stick - 1

Preparation:

• Mix plantains, turmeric, little salt in a vessel. Cover and cook with needed amount of water. Drain and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan, add chilly powder, ground paste, salt and fry for 2 mins.
• Add the plantain pieces, mix well and fry until they become golden brown and crispy.

 I didn't add serrano chilly, onions, tomatoes. You can add them if you prefer.
Thanks to Pushpa for the wonderful recipes in her blog.

Sending to Bookmarked recipes - Every Tuesday event by Aipi and Priya

 

Also sending to Healing Foods - Banana event - by Krithi and Siri