Appam without yeast

Ingredients:

   Appam                               
      Preparation Time: 15hrs Cooking Time : 10 mins

• Raw rice - 1 cup
• Idly rice - 1 cup
• Aval/ Poha - 1/4 cup
• Urad dal - 2 tbsp
• Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Cooking Soda - a pinch

Preparation:

• Wash and soak rice and poha together for 1 to 2 hrs. Wash and soak Urad dal and fenugreek seed separately for 1 hr.
• Grind Urad dal to a smooth batter and keep aside. Now grind rice and poha. Mix everything along with salt.
• Allow it to ferment overnight or till done.

• Batter should be little bit watery so adjust the water according to the consistency. You can also add coconut milk instead of water.
• Before making appam, add cooking soda and stir well. Keep aside for 5 mins and not more than that.
• Heat aapa satti, pour a ladle full of batter and rotate the pan so that the batter spread over all the edges evenly.
• Drizzle a drop of oil and cover it. Cook in a medium flame till the sides turn brown and crispy.
• Serve it hot with coconut chutney or coconut milk.