Spinach Appam

Ingredients:

• 1¾ cups Raw Rice
• ½ tbsp Tomato Puree
• ½ tbsp Spinach Puree
• ½ cup Cooked Rice
• 1 Coconut
• ½ tsp Yeast
• Oil (for cooking)
• Salt (to taste)
• Sugar
• Water

How to make Spinach Appam:

• In a large bowl, wash and soak the raw rice for around 2 to 3 hours and then drain the water.
• Using a grater, grate the coconut and add 2 cups of water in it. Now, squeeze the coconut, to take out the milk and strain well.
• Grind both the raw and the cooked rice in a little coconut milk. Add sugar to the paste and mix well.
• To the above paste, add the remaining coconut milk and add some salt to taste.
• In a separate bowl, mix the yeast and a little warm water. To this, add the rice paste and blend well. Check for the thickness of the paste, as the batter should have a dropping consistency.
• Cover the bowl and keep it aside for a period of about 3 to 4 hours. After this, add the spinach puree and the tomato puree to the batter.
• For making the appam, heat a non-stick tava over a medium flame and grease it.
• Using a big spoon, pour some of the batter over the tava and slowly rotate it, till a thin layer is formed on the sides, with the middle portion thick.
• Cover the appam and allow it to cook for sometime or till the middle portion becomes fluffy.
• In this way, make appam from the remaining batter and serve hot.