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Karthigai Appam

Karthigai Appam is a special sweet appam made commonly on Karthigai deepam festival. Karthigai Appam is made by frying rice flour batter blend with jaggery syrup in dollops. Learn how to make Karthigai Appam with step by step pictures.
Prep Time2 hours 15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time2 hours 30 minutes
Servings12 appams
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

  • 1 cup raw rice
  • 1/2 cup jaggery crushed / powdered
  • 2 nos cardamom
  • 1 small banana
  • water as needed
  • oil to deep fry

Instructions

  • To a pan add jaggery and water. First heat it up. In the first place make jaggery syrup ready as it has to cool down for later use.
  • Dissolve jaggery completely. No need to check for any consistency. Set aside to cool.
  • Soak raw rice in water for 2 hours.
  • After 2 hours, rinse it well and drain water completely. Add a banana cut roughly along with cardamom powder.
  • Grind this first to a coarse mixture without adding any water.
  • After that strain the jaggery syrup into the mixer.
  • Grind it to a fine paste. Sprinkle little water if needed while grinding.Transfer the batter to a mixing bowl.
  • Add little water to the batter.
  • Mix well to form a smooth flowing batter for instance like dosa batter consistency. Do not make the batter runny otherwise the appams will drink more oil. Therefore be very careful while adding water grinding and also after.
  • Now the appam batter is ready. Use a deep curved ladle for pouring into hot oil to get even sized round appams. In  addition, you can add coconut grated or coconut pieces into this batter.
  • Finally heat oil in a kadai - add to preheated oil.
  • It will rise up puffing after few seconds. When the edges become golden, flip over.
  • Fry until reddish brown on both the sides. Fry in medium flame.
  • Once evenly browned, remove and drain it in tissue paper.
  • Likewise repeat to finish and make the other appams too. Relish Karthigai Appam!

Notes

  • Make sure to keep the batter not too runny otherwise the appams will drink more oil.
  • Use a deep curved laddle , fill it up full with batter then pour into preheated oil to get even sized round appams.
  • If soaking time is not enough as a result the appams will not rise up and puff well.
Nutrition Facts
Karthigai Appam
Amount Per Serving (25 g)
Calories 136 Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 0.3g2%
Trans Fat 0.02g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Sodium 1mg0%
Potassium 50mg1%
Carbohydrates 23g8%
Fiber 0.5g2%
Sugar 9g10%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 5IU0%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 8mg1%
Iron 0.2mg1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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