Appum!

My Opinion 

Appum and Korma is my mom's new favorite recipe! She was so amazed by it that she started experimenting with them every other day. Appum is a type of pancake is South India made from fermented rice batter and coconut milk. Koroma is a mixed vegetable also made from coconut milk.

Making this dish was fun, but eating this dish was even better. It was very easy to make the batter, as all you had was to soak it overnight and wait for the magic to occur. The Korma, on the other hand, was a lot of work. It required a lot of spices and needed to be watched continuously. Korma is a very healthy dish filled with a variety of vegetables.

According to my research, South Indian food is one of the most environmentally friendly cuisines in the world. Most of the food in South Indian is served on banana leaves because it is considered relatively healthy and auspicious. Banana leaves as they are much more eco-friendly. Not only do they decompose in a very short time, which we all know most types of plastic do not, but they also save the extra time and effort that would have otherwise gone in washing the dishes.

Fun Facts

- Almost all the South Indian dishes are prepared with Rice as the base ingredient

- The main ingredient used in a variety of South Indian cuisine chutneys is coconut.

- South Indian food is the staple food of 5 states in India.

• 1 cup chopped Onions
• 1 Green Chilli
• 1 1/2 inch piece of Ginger
• 3 cloves of Garlic
• 1/4 cup Cashew Nuts
• 1 whole coconut 
• 1/2 cup Water
• 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
• 1 cup chopped Tomatoes

Korma Directions

- Boil the ingredients for the paste in 1/2 cup of water, cool and then make a paste

- Boil the potatoes and other veggies for 3 min and when they are soft drain the vegetables and set aside.

- Heat 2 tablespoon ghee in a large skillet or pan. Add the prepared paste and all the spices

- Add the vegetables, the tomatoes and 1 cup of water and cook covered for another 3-4 minutes

Appum 

- Soak 2 cups regular rice and 1 cup parboiled rice in water for 4 to 5 hours.

- Drain and then add them to the grinder. Also, add ½ tsp dry active yeast and  1 tsp salt

- Add the required amount of water and grind all the ingredients

- Pour the batter in a large bowl or pan. Cover and keep aside for fermenting for 8 to 11 hours 

- Heat the pan and cook like pancake