| Prep time 30 min | Cooking time 7-8 min / batch |
| Cousine / Course Indian / Breakfast | Servings 24 |
Ingredients – Batter
- तांदूळ / चावल / Rice – 2 cups
- उळीद / उरद / Black gram – 1/3 cup
- चना दाळ / Gram – 1/8 cup
- मीठ / नमक / Salt – as per taste
Making – Batter
- Wash and rinse rice well, soak in water for 5-6 hours
- Wash and rinse black gram and channa gram well and soak in water for 5-6 hours
- After 5-6 hours, strain lentils and grind to fine batter, use little water to help with grinding
- Similarly strain rice and grind to fine batter.
- Mix both the batter together, add salt to taste and mix well.
- Cover and let it ferment overnight
Ingredients – Vegetable Mix
- तेल / Oil – 1 tbsp
- मोहरी / राई / Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
- जीर / जीरा / Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
- हींग / Asafoetida – a pinch
- कढीपत्ता / Curry leaves – 8-10
- मिरची / Green Chili – 2-3
- कांदा / प्याज / Onion chopped – 1
- मीठ / नमक / Salt – as per taste
- मटर / Green Peas – 2 tbsp
- फरसबी / Green beans -2 tbsp
- शिमला मिर्च / Green Pepper – 2 tbsp
- गाजर / Carrot – 1/4 cup
Making – Vegetable Mix
- Heat oil in a pan on medium
- Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, mix well
- Add pinch of asafetida, mix well
- Add curry leaves, finely chopped green chili, sauté for 30 sec
- Add finely chopped onion, sauté till onion is soft
- Add green peas, finely chopped beans, green peppers, grated carrot, sauté for 2 min
- Let it cool down
Instruction – Making Appe
- Add sautéed vegetables to batter, mix well
- Add finely chopped coriander to batter and mix well
- Heat Appe mold, add few drops of oil, spread oil mold, pour little batter in each section. Cover and cook for 2 min on med. now flip appe and cook other side for 2-3 min more. Repeat as required to get crispy Appe
- Crispy fluffy Appes are ready!
Tips
- Grind rice and lentil to fine to get best results
- Fermentation works well better at warm places
- Cook both sides well till crisp
How to serve
- Serve Hot!
- Serve with coconut chutney, sambar
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