Flower Appam with Kerala Egg Curry

Flower Appam with Kerala Egg Curry

Appam is one of the popular breakfast items of Kerala. These are fermented, bowl-shaped thin pancakes made from rice flour. They attain their shape from the small curved shape pan known as Appachatti in which it’s cooked. The taste is almost bland and usually served with spicy curry or stew. Appam or Palappam is made from a batter using rice flour, yeast, salt, sugar, and coconut. Here s the recipe for Flower Appam with Kerala Egg Curry.

Instant Appam Mix

I opted for the store-bought ready-to-use instant appam mix. This makes it easy to make this recipe. I just mixed the batter with sugar, salt, and water and set it aside for one hour. I then made flower-shaped appams in my small Appachatti. A bigger Appachatti would give you 6 to 8 petal flowers whereas mine had only 4.

Kerala Style Egg curry or Nadan Mutta Curry

Here is how to make rich, creamy and delightful, Kerala Style Egg curry or Nadan Mutta Curry recipe. Coconut Milk gives it a distinctive taste. It goes well with appams for breakfast or dinner. Boiled eggs are simmered in onion, ginger- garlic, and spicy masala and at the end creamy coconut milk. It is an easy and delectable egg curry that can be prepared quickly for breakfast with Appam. You can even serve it roti or naan.

Flower Appam with Kerala Egg Curry

INGREDIENTS

For the Appam

Appachatti

1 cup appam mix

3 cups water

½ tsp salt

2 tsp sugar

For the Egg Curry

4 Eggs

¼ tsp mustard seeds

1/4 teaspoon

1 large onion

3 green chilies

1 sprig of curry leaves

1 ½ tsp ginger garlic paste

¼ turmeric powder          

½ tsp chili powder          

1 tsp pepper powder

½ tsp saunf or fennel powder

1 tsp garam masala

Salt to taste

1 large tomato

1 ½ Thick coconut milk

Coconut oil or any Oil     

METHOD

For the Flower shaped Appam

Firstly, take one cup of appam mix. Add 2-3 cups of water.

Next, add ½ tsp salt and 2 tsp of sugar. Make a thin batter and set it aside for one hour.

Now heat the Appachitti and add 1 tsp of oil. Swirl it around to coat all sides.

Subsequently, pour one ladle of batter into the center.

Immediately, swirl the batter on different sides to make a flower shape.

Now, cover the appachitti with a lid for 30 seconds. The flower-shaped appam is ready and will easily leave the sides.

Finally, make all the appams to be served with Egg curry or stew of your choice.

For the Kerala Egg Curry with Coconut Milk

Firstly, boil the eggs and keep them aside. Drain, de-shell the eggs, and slice them in half.

Next, dice the onion. Make a paste of ginger and garlic.

Consequently, heat the oil in a pan over medium heat.

Add the mustard seeds and curry leaves till they splutter.

Later, add the onion and sauté till light brown.

Now, add the ginger and garlic paste and sauté it well.

Add the turmeric powder, chili powder, pepper powder, garam masala, and fennel powder.

Then, add the finely chopped tomato to the masala and saute till blended well.

Flower Appam with Kerala Egg Curry

Add the sliced, boiled eggs into the gravy.

It is time to add the thick coconut milk for that distinctive Kerala flavor.

Lastly, let the eggs simmer for another 10 minutes so that the eggs are steeped in the masala.

For a thicker gravy, mash one egg and add to the gravy.

Once, you get the desired consistency, turn off the flame and transfer the Kerala Style Egg curry or Nadan Mutta Curry into a serving bowl.

Serve Flower Appam with Kerala Egg Curry with Coconut Milk. The spongy appam absorbs the gravy and the flavors just burst in the mouth.

Notes

Homemade Coconut Milk

Chop the coconut into small pieces. Blend this with a ½ cup of lukewarm water.

Through a strainer, extract the fresh thick coconut milk

Serve the appam with any stew of your choice.

Use a bigger Appachitti to make 6 petal appams.

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