Palappam

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Palappam and Chicken stew brings a smile to every Malayali’s face. This combination is now famous across the world with the crispy yet delicate Appam, dipped in a hot and spicy chicken broth, becoming a staple representative of Kerala cuisine.

Ingredients for Appam Raw Rice – ½ kg Coconut (grated) – 1 full Yeast – ½ tsp. Salt – to taste Sugar – 3 tsp. Cooked Rice – ½ cup Method of preparation - Appam Soak rice for about four hours and drain the water completely. Take the cooked rice and grind it with grated coconut in a mixer. Put yeast, salt and sugar in boiled water and keep it for half-an- hour. Add this to the ground mixture. Keep the mixture for eight hours to ferment. Then heat a pan and pour the mixture on it spreading it thickly. Remove the Appam from the pan and serve it hot. You may try this ideally with Chicken Stew.