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Soft Rice Appam (Hopper)

By combining Kundu Idly Rice with raw rice and coconut, you can make these soft, lacy pancakes with a spongy center and thin, crispy edges.

Ingredients	Quantity
Kundu Idly Rice	1 cup
Raw Rice	1 cup
Fresh Grated Coconut	1/2 cup
Cooked Rice	1/4 cup
Yeast (or ¼ tsp Baking Soda)	1/2 teaspoon
Sugar	2 teaspoons

Easy Soft Rice Appam Recipe Instructions

Soaking

Soak both types of rice together for 4-5 hours.

Grinding

Grind the soaked rice along with grated coconut and cooked rice into a very smooth, thin batter.

Activation

If using yeast, dissolve it in warm water with a little sugar for 10 minutes until frothy, then add to the batter.

Fermentation

Allow the batter to ferment in a warm place for 8 hours. The batter should be thinner than idli batter.

Swirling

Heat an Appam Kadai. Pour a ladle of batter in the center, pick up the pan, and swirl it quickly to spread the batter to the edges.

Steaming

Cover with a lid and cook on medium-low heat for 2 minutes. Do not flip; the appam is done when the center is spongy and the edges are brown and crispy.

Ingredients	Quantity
Kundu Idly Rice	1 cup
Raw Rice	1 cup
Fresh Grated Coconut	1/2 cup
Cooked Rice	1/4 cup
Yeast (or ¼ tsp Baking Soda)	1/2 teaspoon
Sugar	2 teaspoons