Nei Appam | Unniappam | how to make appam

Nei appam /unniappam with step by step pictures.

Nei appam alias Unni appam is a Kerala's delicacies. Usually, the rice is soaked, ground and the appam is made. But nowadays many make it in many different ways. Even I make this appam with wheat flour, banana, and sweetener. I want to make the authentic appam and tried it this week for an evening snack. Since this batter no need for fermentation I soaked in afternoon, ground and made it in the evening. As the name says they use ghee alone to make it but here I have a mix of both ghee and oil.

Let us see how to make this.

Preparation time: 15mins

Soaking time: 2 hours

Cooking time: 15mins

Recipe type: snack

Recipe Cuisine: South Indian

Makes; 10 appams

Author: Babitha

Ingredients:

Raw rice-1 cup

Jaggery-1/2 cup

Banana-2 or 3

Elachi-2

Coconut-1/3 cup ( Forgot to add)

Ghee/oil

Method:

1 Soak rice for 2 hours. 

2.Drain and grind it with jaggery, banana, cardamom, and coconut(i forgot to add).

Make a dropping consistency batter.

3. Heat appe/paniyaram pan with ghee, but I used a mix of ghee and oil.

4. Scoop prepared batter in each portion.

5. Flip and cook the other side. Repeat for all the batter.

Tasty unni appam is ready for munching.