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| Servings | Prep Time |
| 4people | 10 mins |
| Cook Time | Passive Time |
| 30minutes | 1hour |
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Ingredients
- 1cup appam mix
- 3cups Water
- tsp ½salt
- 2tsp sugar
- 4Boiled Eggs
- 1/4tsp Mustard seeds
- 1large Onion
- 3green green chilies
- 1sprig of Curry leaves
- 1tbsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
- ¼tso Turmeric Powder
- 1/2tsp chili powder
- 1tsp pepper powder
- 1/2tsp saunf or fennel powder
- 1tsp Garam masala
- 1large large tomato
- 1 1/2thick coconut milk
Instructions
- 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 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.
- 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
Recipe Notes
How to make 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.
