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Appe Recipe (Instant Rava Appe)

These Instant Appe are delicious with soft & fluffy inside and crispy outside. Serve them with a chutney or with hot tea or coffee.
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Prep Time22 minutes
Cook Time18 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Servings22
AuthorSwasthi

Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )

  • 2 tablespoons ghee or oil
  • ¼ teaspoon mustard seeds
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 2 tablespoons cashews (chopped)
  • 2 sprigs curry leaves (chopped)
  • 1 to 2 green chilies (chopped, deseeded if required)
  • 1 teaspoon ginger (grated)
  • 1 cup rava (fine semolina)
  • ½ teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup carrot (grated, 1 medium carrot)
  • ¼ cup coriander leaves (fine chopped)
  • ½ cup yogurt
  • 1½ teaspoon lemon juice or 1 teaspoon lime juice
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons oil (for cooking)
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda (or 1 teaspoon eno)

How to make the recipe

Preparation

  • Add the ghee or oil to a large pan and heat it.
  • When the oil is hot, turn the flame to low and add the mustard seeds along with cumin seeds.
  • Add the chopped cashews and fry till golden.
  • Add the curry leaves, chilies and ginger garlic paste for about a minute, without burning.
  • Add the rava/semolina and increase the flame to medium. Roast till crunchy, stirring often so it does not burn. Turn off. Add the salt and cool completely.
  • Pour water and mix well, let it rest for a minimum of 10 mins.
  • Meanwhile grate the carrot and chop the coriander leaves finely.
  • Add these to the mixture and add the yogurt with the lemon/lime juice. Mix well and taste test. Adjust salt to taste.
  • The consistency should be thick yet a little loose than the rava idli batter. (not runny). If it is too thick sprinkle 1 to 2 tablespoons water.

How to Make Appe

  • Heat the appe pan on a medium flame and pour ⅛ teaspoon oil to each cavity. If using cast iron pan, spread the oil all over the cavities.
  • While the oil heats, mix the baking soda or eno with 1 teaspoon water. Pour it to the appe batter and mix well.
  • Pour the batter to fill the cavities just until the rim.
  • Cover and cook until the base is firm, golden and slightly crisp. Using a skewer or a wooden appe spatula turn them to the other side. Press down gently into the cavities.
  • Cook well on this side as well. Test if they are cooked by poking with a skewer or a fork in the center of the appe. They should be clean without any wet batter. Remove them to a plate.
  • Before proceeding to fry the next batch, make sure the pan is not too hot. I usually turn off the stove for a while to bring down the temperature. If the pan is too hot, the base of the appe with brown too quickly without cooking them from inside.
  • Serve instant rava appe with Coconut chutney, Tomato Chutney or onion chutney. They taste good on their own or even with a cup of chai or coffee.

NUTRITION (estimation only)

Calories: 65kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 86mg | Potassium: 168mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1213IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 2mg