Vellai appam, Vellaiappam recipe, Uppu appam, Uppappam, kara appam, Mor appam, Morappam, appam recipe, savory appam, karthigai deepam recipe Uppu Appam is a tasty, deep-fried bakshanam/snacks/savory prepared with rice and urad dal as the main ingredients. Many families make it for Diwali breakfast. In our home, we prepare this for karthikai deepam | Thirukarthigai too.
Vellai appam for Karthigai deepam and Diwali
Many families prepare Uppu appam | Vellai appam for Deepavali breakfast. My friend says her Diwali day starts with gangasnanam followed by legiyam, Crackers, and vellai appam for breakfast. In our home, we generally prepare uppu appam along with other karthigai deepam recipes. Uppu appam | vellai appam is one popular recipe in Chettinadu cuisine. In Tamil Nadu it is also popular in Madurai, Tirunelveli area and many other places.
Can I change Rice and dal ratio?
My mother said my grandmother recipe called for 1:1/4 ratio of rice and dal. With years of cooking based on our family’s taste preference now a days she use 1:1/2 ratio of rice and dal for appam and I do the same. If you prefer bond texture you can use 1:1 ratio of rice and dal
Should I cook uppu appam golden brown?
Traditionally uppu Appam is fried half white but cooking appam golden brown is our family’s preference. You can cook appam according to your liking.
Should I ferment Vellai Appam batter?
If you add sour curd you can make appam without fermentation. I generally keep my batter for at least 3 hours in oven by turning on the oven light.
Should I use only use pepper and ginger in powder form?
No, traditionally whole pepper and chopped ginger are used but to make this Uppu appam | Vellai appam my kids friendly dish I have used powdered form. Also you can use green chilli with seeds, deseeding is personal choice to make it kids friendly spice
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Ingredients:
1/2 cup sona masoori rice or raw rice 1/4 cup urad dal 1 tablespoon curd 1 tablespoon coconut 1/8 teaspoon pepper powder 1/8 teaspoon ginger powder Salt as required Oil for deep frying Curry leaves few 2 green chilli, adjust according to your taste Pinch of sugar
How to make Uppu appam
Measure and take rice and dal, wash them then soak for at least 2 hours
Drain the water and add the soaked dal and rice into the mixie
Furthermore add salt, sugar and sprinkle very little water and grind. Avoid adding lot of water while grinding
Transfer the ground batter into a vessel and add ginger powder, pepper powder, green chill, and curd; mix well
Ferment the batter for at least 3 hours. I generally keep it in my oven by turning on the light
Take out the batter from oven and sprinkle coconut and add a generous pinch of hing; mix well
In a deep bottomed pan add oil and heat the pan
When the oil is hot take batter in the spoon and add it to the hot oil. Alternatively you can also use your hands and add it like bonda
After one side is cooked flip and fry the appam evenly
Once the appam turns golden brown drain excess oil and transfer. Uppu appam is ready
