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Neyyappam - Crispy And Soft

Soft and crispy Neyyappam is a delicious rice fritter usually fried in specifically designed cups. Neyyappam has its origin in Kerala and the name is derived from words ‘neyy’ meaning ghee and ‘appam’ meaning pancake. Neyyappam is a traditional sweet prepared from rice flour, jaggery and ghee. For health reasons ghee is scantily used nowadays but the authentic flavor is retained. Kids love neyyappam and the delicious sweet is offered as prasadams in certain temples. You can discover a well detailed Neyyappam here that can be easily prepared at home.

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Neyyappam - Crispy And Soft

Soft and crispy Neyyappam is a delicious rice fritter usually fried in specifically designed cups. Neyyappam has its origin in Kerala and the name is derived from words ‘neyy’ meaning ghee and ‘appam’ meaning pancake. Neyyappam is a traditional sweet prepared from rice flour, jaggery and ghee. For health reasons ghee is scantily used nowadays but the authentic flavor is retained. Kids love neyyappam and the delicious sweet is offered as prasadams in certain temples. You can discover a well detailed Neyyappam here that can be easily prepared at home.

Category : Snacks, Pure-Vegetarian

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By Sheeba Muhammed

Published On: 11 Dec 2002

Rating: 4
90 Votes, 21 Reviews
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30 Minutes
Served : 5
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Ingredients

Directions

Step 1

For preparing Neyyappam, first grind together rice flour/rava and the cardomom cloves into a very thick paste.

Step 2

Add the powdered jaggery and grind again. When you grind the jaggery, do not add water. The jaggery will melt on its own.

Step 3

Add ghee and maida/milk powder.

Step 4

Coconut can be added optionally.
Mix well into a thick batter.

Step 5

Heat oil in a deep frying pan.

Step 6

With a sunken ladle, pour small quantities into the oil(the size of a cookie) and deep fry Neyyappam to a rich dark brown colour.

Step 7

Hints:
Adding milk powder/maida helps thicken the dough and gives additional softness to the appams.

Step 8

Appams are usually deep-fried in ghee. Hence the name Neyyappam. Such appams are very fatty and so to produce the same taste as ghee-fried appams, 3 tsp of ghee are added to the dough before frying.

Step 9

Appams are usually made in a deep bottomed vessel called the "appa-karai" which has specifically designed cups for making such appams. In the absence of such a vessel, make sure that the dough is very thick, so that it does not run when poured into the pan for deep frying.

Step 10

***Note : Alternatively, you can use rava/sooji instead of rice flour. It will not only give the desired thickness to the dough but also not alter the taste in the least.

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roslin

It will be rich if you could add mashed banana too..:)

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soumya Ramesh

Hi I tried this as it said with out any water,but dint comeout as a batter, so I added little water, but it dint turn out well, can some one please let me know, whether to or not to add water?

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sincy

very good i tried this and i got a good feedback from many people so dont let this down

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Sini

I tried this recipe last week with rice powder (rice soaked overnight and ground in the morning) and added some maid as well as rava. It came out really well, very soft. Thanks for the recipe

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hase

pls tell the amt of water to be added i tried it (with the rava and added water)but the dough splitted out fully

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vijitha

very good recipe

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sherrin

I just read the receipe....looks very gud...going to try it 2morrow...in the receipe there is nothing said abt the amount of water to be added. Do you add water or not???

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an

Great recipe.Thanx

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Alice

This receipe is very very good. I made it twice and it came out very well. Sheeba please send some more receipe`s. God bless you.

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Sheba

First time I am trying something from net and it turned out really good.My husband and my 2 year old son liked it very much.Thanx for the recipe...simple and tasty....

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Georgena

Hello Sheeba, thanks a million for this easy recipe. all my family members, even my grandfather liked it. Merci ikhteer, ya habibthi (thank you very much, my dear)

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Bindhu Nambiar

This is instant Neyappam. My Husband loves this. Have never thought making Neyappam was this easy. Thanx for this receipe.

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Aby

What a Neyyappam

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Usha Chacko

it was very gooooooooooood.entha ruchiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

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shim

valare nannayirunnu.

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Sabi

The best recipe for neyyappam! Adipoli!!

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Arun

adipoli....super

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neeba

it was soooooooooo good that i am not getting any words..........thanku so much

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Bushra

Wow..I never thought making Neyyappam was so easy..I tried it yesterday and came out yummy..Now, I`m planning to make it again on day after tomorrow for a party!Thanks Sheeba.

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Raji

I have tried this recipe a lot of times and it has never let me down.Thanks a lot

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Joseph G Morris

`Entha neyyyappathinte ruchi` Wow!!

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