I dint know that it is so easy to prepare. My mom used to make this frequently as it was my dad’s favorite.
- Cuisine: Indian
- Course: Snack
- Cook time:30mins
- Prep time: 2hrs
- Make:20 Appams.
Ingredients:
- Cover for filling:
- 2 cups Maida
- 1tsp semolina/Rava
- pinch of salt
- 2 tbsp oil
- Filling:
- 1/2 cup ghee
- 10 cashew nuts(optional)
- 1 cup semolina/rava
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar or jaggery.
- Pinch of cardamom powder
- Pinch of saffron(optional)
- Oil for deep frying
Method:
Cover for Filling:
- Mix maida, semolina/rava and salt.
- Add oil and mix well.
- Now add water little by little to make a soft dough.
- Set aside for 2 hrs.
Filling:
- Heat 1/2 cup of ghee and add the semolina.
- Roast them 3-4 mins. Do not brown them.
- Add 1 cup of water and cook the semolina in low heat and keep stirring.
- Once semolina is half cooked add 1 cup of sugar/Jaggery and stir until they thicken.
- If needed add 1 tsp ghee.
- Mix the powdered cardamom and saffron. I
- f needed roast cashew and add in this stage.
- Remove from heat and allow them to cool.
To make appam:
- Take the maida dough and divide into small dough balls.
- Now roll them to a small circle and place one small portion of the filling in this and pull over the edges and cover.
- Now again press the dough with filling into small disc.
- Place a kadai with oil for deep frying in medium heat.
- Once oil is heat drop the appams one by one and fry both sides golden colour.
- Cool and serve.
