24 August 2011

APPAM AND KERALA STYLE VEGETABLE STEW

Everyone who have tasted authentic Kerala dishes will love appaam n puttu. Appam is the one dish which my mother and grand mother have never tried. 

Always i was in love with these appams.. with crispy edges n soft pillowy inside. A big bowl of coconut milk goes well with these appams.. But my love for veg stew has no limits.. A very quick to make side dish if all ingredients are in hand..
Ingredients for Appam:
1 cup - Raw Rice
1 cup - Idli Rice
1/2 cup - Urad dhal
1/4 tsp - Fenugreek seeds
1/2 cup - Coconut milk (which i did not add)
Water - as req


Method:
Wash and soak the above ingredients for 3 hrs and grind them to smooth and thin batter. Add salt mix well and ferment overnight.


Next day morning mix the batter well and make appams in appam pan.


Ingredients for Vegetable stew: 
3 – Potatoes, cubed
1 – Carrot, cubed
¼ cup – Frozen Green Peas 
1 no – Onion, sliced (white onion preferred)
½” – Ginger, thinly sliced
4 no - Cloves 
1/2” - Cinnamon 
4 pod - Cardamom 
6 no - Black pepper corns (slighlty crushed)
8 no - Green chillies, slit
½ cup – Thick Coconut milk 
2 sprig - Curry leaves 
1 tbsp - Coconut oil or any cooking oil
Salt 

Method: 

Pressure cook potato and carrot for 1 whistle with ¼ tsp salt.


In a pan heat oil, add onion, ginger, chillies, curry leaves, cloves, cinnamon n cardamom jus mix them and add the veggies to it add salt add ½ cup water and close the lid. (Onions should not be fried the color should be retained)


In 4 min the vegetables will be cooked add coconut milk and simmer for another 3 min and switch off the stove. Serve hot with appam!!!

49 comments:

  1. tasty.. I love appams.. Nice clicks and explanation.. I do not add coconut milk while grinding but serve them along with aapams..

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  2. wow...it came out perfectly without yeast too....great..best combo with that creamy stew.. :)

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  3. appams without yeast is new to me, sounds great, veg stew is also looking delicious..

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  4. Appam and stew both looks super filling and fabulous..Coz of electric stove i cant able to carry appam pan,missing it:(..

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  5. Yum! This looks wonderful:)

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  6. wow...so tempting appams & kurma...Love it very much...

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  7. Love your stew recipe :)

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  8. Excellent stew and appam combi. Wonderful preparation.
    Deepa

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  9. Your appams have come out well.Tempting ones.you know Kalpana,this is the way Tamil appams are being made.Since they use urad dal instead of yeast,the fermentation will be done that way.But in real kerala style appam,we either use yeast or toddy/coconut water for fermentation.

    Lovely post.Am drooling over !

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  10. Wonderful Combo. One of my favorites. i'm just craving for some right now.

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  11. I too, follow the same measurements for the appam...it comes out really well...your appam and stew looks very yum and perfectly done...

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  12. appom with stew is the best comination I love to have for breakfast..looks perfect..i am feeling hungry

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  13. Appam and veg. stew looks delicious...nice mouthwatering pics...I haven't really tried making appam before excepting from the ready mix...will definitely try this.

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  14. Use of Urad dal is new to me , my mom uses yeast

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  15. I too make aapam without coconut milk or yeast, i think the fenugreek is the one which compensates,lovely appam and the stew :)

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  16. Sounds healthy and yummy...

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  17. ur version looks fine - loved the stew especially !

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  18. This indeed is a new version for Appam making.Stew looks so very delicious.

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  19. worlds best breakfast...looks fantastic ...drool!!

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  20. Very lovely combo. Very healthy breakfast.

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  21. Simply love it, looks fantastic.

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  22. A great combination Kalpana. i havent made appams before.. time to try some!

    Richa @Hobby And More Food Blog

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  23. One of my all time favorite food. Looks perfect.

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  24. நல்ல சுவையான குறிப்பு. படங்கலும் செய் முறை விளக்கங்களும் நன்னா இருக்கு.

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  25. Appam is one of my favourites anytime...looks delicious.

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  26. looks awesome - The stew looks too yummy! cheers, priya

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  27. Appam is delicious! Nice idea to have it with the stew :) great step by step!

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  28. Appam and kurma looks delicious, yummy and tempting. Wonderful recipe and presentation.

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  29. Wonderful authentic dish.Looks delicious
    South Indian Recipes

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  30. What a scrumptious breakfast... I absolutely love this combination..:) I don't know how I missed your blog for so many days.... Thanks for your lovely comments dear... appreciate it:)

    I got the Krishna Radha idol from a shop in Thirupathi 2 years ago... I don't know the shop's name dear...
    I think most of the departmental stores do have such idols.. Next time when I come to India I will keep an eye for such an idol and snap it once I see it... My gift to you:)

    Reva

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  31. Lovely stew recipe and perfect scrumptious breakfast idea..

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  32. This appam is tamilnadu style, looks delicious with vegetable stew.

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  33. This is such a perfect meal, appam looks very soft and yummy!

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  34. Delicious appams with stew.

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  35. Wowwwwww. looks super delicious and perfect.. thanks for sharing dear.. love it :)
    Indian Cuisine

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  36. Lovely combo and looks delicious ..... Glad to follow u ....

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  37. Perfect and yummy breakfast..my favorite combo..stew looks awesome

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  38. I love this combo...never made this at home...Both app am and stew are looking awesome here!

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  39. Just made appams a lil' while back :D Yours looks amazing.. Love it :D

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  40. Simply superb. Surely will try this. Feeling really hungry after looking at this.

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  41. lovely combination with appam

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  42. Lovely presentation dear. Appam looks yummy with that stew.

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  43. It is breakfast time here and I would seriously like to come over to your place for a plate of that delicious combo :) So yum, kalpana :)

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  44. this looks lovely! We make Appams without yeast but add some fresh coconut toddy instead. But this one with urad dal is new and surprising.

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  45. Haa..one of my fav combo:-) The Appams have come out soo well even without the yeast:-) Yum yumm!!

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  46. Mmm...Love this combo! Looks scrumptious...

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