Instant Vellaiappam

Have you ever tried this quick Instant Velliappam? Velliappam is the savoury Kuzhi paniyaram famous in Chettinad. The traditional recipe is made with soaking and grinding rice and urad dal like idli maavu and letting it ferment and making savoury Kuzhiappam. But the instant version is very easy to make when there are unexpected guests or when you suddenly feel like eating vellaiappam. Take 1/2 cup each of Rava (semolina), Maida and Rice flour. Mix them with about 1 cup sour curd and water to make idli dough consistency. In a pan heat three to four tablespoons oil and season with mustard,chillies(2),ginger (1/2 inch piece) and chopped onions (1 big) till the onions are lightly fried. Mix with the dough and prepare kuzhiappams immediately. You can add dessicated coconut also to make the appams softer. Try the recipe and let me know.For this quantity of ingredients, you can get about 15 to 18 appams of medium size.