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Sweet Appam Recipe

Sweet Appam is a delicious South Indian snack made using wheat flour. This sweet appams are popularly made for many festivals but can made for evening snack as well. Sweet Appam is instant and quick to make and tastes delicious. Learn to make Sweet Appam is with step by step pictures and video.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Servings12 appams
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

  • 1 cup wheat flour
  • 1/4 cup rice flour
  • 1 teaspoon rava
  • 1/4 teaspoon cooking soda optional
  • 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
  • water as needed
  • oil to deep fry
  • For jaggery syrup:
  • 3/4 cup jaggery
  • 1/3 cup water

Instructions

  • To a pan add 3/4 cup jaggery along with 1/3 cup water. Heat it up.
  • Let jaggery dissolve completely.
  • Once jaggery melts completely switch off, no consistency check needed. Set aside to cool.
  • To a mixing bowl - add 1 cup wheat flour, 1/4 cup rice flour, 1 teaspoon rava.
  • Strain and add prepared jaggery syrup.
  • Add 1/4 teaspoon cooking soda and 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder.
  • Mix this well first. Add water little by little and mix it.
  • The batter should be thick but in flowing consistency. Do not make more runny as the appams may drink more oil.
  • Use deep curved ladle and take 3/4th of the ladle.
  • Heat oil in a deep kadai and keep in medium flame and add the batter.
  • It will rise up slowly and puff up.
  • Splash oil over the appam.
  • Flip over and cook for few seconds.
  • Once golden brown on both the sides strain using a perforated ladle.
  • Remove the appam. Repeat to finish the batter.
  • Sweet appam is ready!

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Notes

Make sure oil is preheated well before pouring the batter.
The batter should be slightly thick but in flowing consistency.
Jaggery should be strained to remove impurities.
Use deep curved ladle four pouring the batter.
Also use deep kadai for frying.
Adding a pinch of salt lifts up the sweetness.
You can even add coconut bits or grated coconut.
You can fry the appams in ghee in paniyaram pan too.
Nutrition Facts
Sweet Appam Recipe
Amount Per Serving (25 g)
Calories 123 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 15mg0%
Carbohydrates 19g6%
Fiber 0.4g2%
Sugar 8g9%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin C 0.004mg0%
Calcium 5mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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