Kerala Aapam Batter (With Yeast)

AAPAM BATTER WITH YEAST 

(KERALA STYLE)

Ingredients: 

raw rice (paccha arisi) - 1 cup

grated coconut - 1/2 cup

cooked rice - 1/2 cup

sugar - 1 tbsp

yeast - 1/2 tsp

luke warm water - 1/4 cup

Method:

- soak rice for 4 - 6 hrs

- mix yeast and sugar in luke warm water and allow it to prove for 10 mins

- start grinding the rice 

- when its half done add the cooked rice, grated coconut and yeast mixture

- grind to a fine paste

- add some salt and allow that to ferment

- usually takes 3 - 4 hrs

- but better to leave it to ferment for 6 - 8 hrs

- then add some water to the batter to make it thin if required to make perfect crisp aapams.