Nei appam is prepared during festivals. Delicious Nei appam prepared in a traditional way with raw rice and jaggery and cooked in ghee.
What is Nei Appam:
Nei appam is traditinally prepared during festivals.Delicious appam prepared in a traditional way with raw rice and jaggery and cooked in ghee.
Appam is a long-term pending post from me, I prepare it quite often but it took so many days to post,I have also posted few other versions of sweet appam, Check them too. Now let's see how to prepare Net appam.
Difference between Neiappm and Uniappam
We fry Nei appam in ghee but in uniappam we use coconut oil or a mix of both ghee and oil. We usually add coconut in neyyappm for softness and banana in uniappam . The shelf life of neyyappam is more than uniappam as uniappam has banana added in the batter.
Traditionally Nei appam is deep-fried. But nowadays we follow the appe pan version to avoid deep frying.
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How to Prepare Nei Appam
Prepare the appam Batter
1.Soak the Raw Rice in water for 3 hours. After 3 hours drain the excess water.
2. Transfer the soaked raw rice to a blender.
3. Add Jaggery powder. I am using organic jaggery powder its free of impurities, hence adding directly. If you do not have jaggery powder, cook 1 cup of jaggery in ⅓ cup water. Once the jaggery dissolved strain to remove the impurities and add the jaggery syrup to the blender.
4. To this add Cardamom and Coconut.
5. Blend everything to a fine batter by adding the required water.
6. Once the appam batter is ready add a pinch of Salt and Cooking Soda. Mix everything and add water to the batter if it's too thick. It has to be of dosa batter consistency.
Cook Nei appam
7. Heat a paniyaram / Appe pan with ghee.
8. Once it's hot add the prepared batter to the paniyaram pan. Cover and let it cook for 4-5 mins on medium flame.
9. After 5 mins open the lid the appam will be cooked in the bottom side.
10. Now flip the appam and let it cook for another 2 minutes.
11. Nei appam is now ready. Remove from the pan and serve hot.
Perfect for an evening snack.
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📖 Recipe
Nei Appam
Standard 1 cup measures 240 ml
Ingredients
- 1 cup Raw Rice
- 1 cup Jaggery
- 2 Cardamom pods
- 3 tbsp Coconut
- Salt a pinch
- ¼ tsp Cooking Soda
- Ghee as needed
Instructions
Prepare the appam Batter
- Soak the Raw Rice in water for 3 hours. After 3 hours drain the excess water.
- Transfer the soaked raw rice to a blender.
- Add Jaggery powder. I am using organic jaggery powder its free of impurities, hence adding directly. If you do not have jaggery powder, cook 1 cup of jaggery in ⅓ cup water. Once the jaggery dissolved strain to remove the impurities and add the jaggery syrup to the blender.
- To this add Cardamom and Coconut.
- Blend everything to a fine batter by adding the required water. I
- Once the appam batter is ready add a pinch of Salt and Cooking Soda. Mix everything and add water to the batter if it's too thick. It has to be of dosa batter consistency.
Cook Nei appam
- Heat a paniyaram / Appe pan with ghee.
- Once it's hot add the prepared batter to the paniyaram pan. Cover and let it cook for 4-5 mins on medium flame.
- After 5 mins open the lid the appam will be cooked in the bottom side.
- Now flip the appam and let it cook for another 2 minutes.
- Nei appam is now ready. Remove from the pan and serve hot.
Notes
- I have used organic jaggery its free of impurities and hence I used I directly in blender.
- Otherwise melt the jaggery with less water and then add it to the batter.
- You can also use some grated coconut directly in the batter it adds a nice crunch.
- You can also deep fry if you prefer.
Nutrition
Disclaimer: I am not a nutritionist, the nutrition value provided here is an estimate. It will vary based on the quantity and brands of the products used.
Note: This post is originally from 2019. I have updated with new Recipe card, Pictures and video now.
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