Rice Appe

Methods

• Drain and blend rice and black gram in a blender with sufficient water to a thin batter. Transfer into a large bowl and keep it in a warm place to ferment overnight.
• Heat 2 tsps oil in a non-stick pan, add onions and sauté till golden brown.
• Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, green chillies, crushed peanuts, carrots and asafoetida and saute roasting for 1 more minute. Take the pan off the heat.
• Cool this mixture and add to the batter. Add salt and mix well.
• Heat an appe tawa and grease it with oil. Drop spoonful of batter into each dent filling them upto ¾. Cook for 5 minutes or till the underside is golden. Flip the appe with a satay stick and cook till the other side turns a light golden.
• Arrange the appe on a serving plate and serve hot with a bowl of coconut chutney.