Vellappam is traditional Kerala breakfast item.

Ingredients for Vellappam ;

• Rice – 250 gms.
• Cooked rice – 2 cups.
• Grated coconut – 2 cups.
• Yeast – 1 tsp.
• Sugar – 1 tsp.
• Salt to taste.
• Oil enough for frying

Method :

• Mix yeast and sugar in 1/4 cup of luke warm water and allow to the mixer to rise.
• Extract milk from grated coconut.
• Wash the rice and soak it in coconut milk for 3 hours.
• Grind the soaked rice in a mixer grinder with just enough coconut milk so that the ground material will be thick,now add cooked rice and grind to a smooth paste.Add salt and yeast.
• Allow to ferment to 10 to 12 hours.
• Next day morning heat a deep curved ” Appam pan “and wipe it with a cloth dip in oil.
• Pour a laddle full of batter in the in the center of the hot pan.Lift pan from fire and tilt it in circular motion so that Appam is formed.
• Center of the Appam should be thicker than sides.
• Close with a lid and cook in a slow flame.
• Cook on one side only.
• When there is no uncooked batter,remove Appam carefully with flat laddle.
• Serve hot with Kurma or vegetable stew.

 Note :Every Appam should be poured only when the pan becomes hot.Reduce flame after pouring.

Mixed Veg Kurma  : 

Ingredients :

• Potato – 1 medium size.
• Onions – 1 + 1  medium size.
• Carrots – 2.
• Beans – 8 – 10.
• Cauliflower – a small piece.
• Green peas – 1/2 cup.
• Grated coconut – 2 cups.
• Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp.
• Garam masala – 1/4 tsp.
• Turmeric Powder – 1/4 tsp.
• Oil – 1 1/2 tbsp.

Grind together :

•  Grated coconut – 2 tbsps.
• Green chillies – 2.
• Red chillies – 2.
• Ani seeds (Saunf ) – 1/2 tsp.
• Poppy seeds (Khus Khus ) – 1/2 tsp.
• Coriander seeds – 1/2 tsp.
• Cardamom – 1.
• Cinnamon – 1/2 inch piece.
• Cloves – 3.
• Garlic flakes – 2.
• Ginger -1/2 inch piece.
• Coriander leaves – few.

Method :

• Dice mixed vegetable into small pieces with one onion.
• Keep separate 2 tbsps of grated coconut and extract milk from remaining coconut.
• Extract first and second milk of coconut.
• Cook diced vegetable in second extract of coconut.
• Heat little oil in a pan and fry all ingredients for grinding.
• Grind it to a smooth paste.
• Heat oil in a pan and add finely cut onions and fry till translucent,add ground paste with garam masala and turmeric powder and fry till oil separate.
• Now add boiled vegetable and salt.Cook for few minutes.
• Pour first extract of coconut and mix well and switch of the heat.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with Appam.