Instant Jowar Appam – South Indian Snack
Recipe Summary
- This recipe demonstrates how to make instant Jowar Appam, a quick and healthy South Indian snack. It involves mixing jowar and urad flour with curd and water, letting it rest, then adding vegetables and cooking in an appam pan until golden and crispy. Enjoy these fluffy appams with your favorite chutneys.
All Ingredients - For the Batter
- Jowar flour 1 cup
- Urad flour 1/4 cup
- Curd 1/2 cup
- Water 1/2 to 3/4 cup
All Ingredients - For Flavoring
- Grated ginger 1/4 tsp
- Green chillies, finely chopped 2
- Medium onion, finely chopped 1
- Coriander leaves, finely chopped as needed
- Salt to taste
- Eno (fruit salt) 1/2 tsp
- Water splash
⚠ Contains Allergens
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Combine dry ingredients
In a mixing bowl, add 1 cup of jowar flour and 1/4 cup of urad flour.
Step 2: Add wet ingredients
Pour in 1/2 cup of curd and gradually add 1/2 to 3/4 cup of water in batches to the flour mixture.
Step 3: Mix the batter
Mix all ingredients well until the batter achieves a smooth consistency, similar to idli batter.
Step 4: Rest the batter
Cover the bowl and let the batter rest for .
Step 5: Add flavorings
After the resting period, add 1/4 tsp of grated ginger, 2 finely chopped green chillies, 1 finely chopped medium onion, and finely chopped coriander leaves to the batter.
Step 6: Season the batter
Add salt to taste and mix all the added ingredients thoroughly into the batter.
Step 7: Activate Eno
Just before cooking, add 1/2 tsp of Eno (fruit salt) to the batter, followed by a splash of water to activate it.
Step 8: Gently mix Eno
Gently mix the Eno into the batter until it becomes frothy and well incorporated. Avoid overmixing.
Step 9: Prepare appam pan
Heat an appam pan and add a small amount of oil to each mold.
Step 10: Pour batter
Pour a spoonful of the prepared batter into each mold of the hot appam pan.
Step 11: Cook covered
Cover the pan and cook the appams on medium heat until they turn golden brown on one side.
Step 12: Flip and cook
Using a fork or knife, carefully flip each appam and cook the other side until it is also golden and crispy.
Step 13: Serve
Once cooked, remove the golden and crispy appams from the pan and serve them hot with chutneys of your choice.
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