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    Neyyappam | Nei Appam Recipe ~ Festival Food!

    Published: May 23, 2012 · Modified: Oct 5, 2020 by Srivalli · 21 Comments

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    After showcasing an elaborate Ugadi feast that we had, I was almost shy to share my own simple brunch we had on the Ugadi day. Traditionally we always have the Ugadi pooja by morning and end up having a brunch. Then have a late afternoon meal. This year too it was the same and I had only one new dish to share from the breakfast brunch. And that also had a funny story behind it.
    I have been planning to make Neiappam for a long time, I never came around to making it for any of the poojas I planned. Unexpectedly I ended up making it on this day. Just a couple of days before this day, I made a chocolate brownie. I had to open a new packet of flour, and made a brownie. I never understood why the brownie didn't hold its shape. I had no complaints on the taste quarter as it was awesome, so who really cared about the shape, I thought.
    And on this day, when I was getting out to make the dough for the Poli, I took out the same packet and started mixing it. As I had used a spoon to scoop out the flour, I didn't feel the texture. So happily I added the flour to the bowl and added ghee as well. Only on touching it, did it strike me that it wasn't All purpose flour but instead Rice flour. I had to quickly transfer and made the dough for the poli using maida. Then I was thinking about what I should do with the rice flour mixed with ghee. I remembered the Nei Appam. I always wanted to make it with rice batter but well even with rice flour, the appams tasted great.

    Neyyappam ~ Neiappam

    Ingredients Needed:

    Raw Rice flour - 1 cup
    Jaggery - 3/4 cup
    Elachi powder - a generous pinch
    Banana - 1 small sized
    Cooking Soda a pinch
    Ghee - for frying

    How to make Neiappam

    Melt the jaggery in enough water and remove impurities. Keep it aside.
    In a bowl, take the rice flour, mashed banana, a pinch of salt, cardamom powder, cooking soda, and the melted jaggery. Mix in slowly making sure there are no lumps. Add more water if required. The consistency should be of little thick. Set aside for at least 30 mins.
    Heat paniyaram pan with little ghee in each hole. Pour a spoon full of the batter in each hole. Cover with a lid, simmer for a couple of mins. When cooked on one side, carefully flip to the other side - add ghee if required. Cook on both sides till they turn golden brown.
    Remove using the wooden spoon.

    Notes:

    Since this recipe uses flour, I used cooking soda to make the batter soft. If you don't have paniyaram pan, you can deep fry them by pouring a spoon full of the batter in heated oil and deep fry them until golden brown.
    Please make sure you don't use a lot of water while mixing, as it will drink more oil. Adjust the consistency after resting it for a while.
    If you are deep-frying the appams, then you can use half oil and half ghee to fry the appams.

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    Neyyappam | Nei Appam Recipe ~ Festival Food!

    Occasion Festival Meal
    Dish Type Paniyaram Recipes
    Author Srivalli
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    1. Priya says

      May 23, 2012 at 7:57 pm

      Cute and damn attractive neiappams, i dont mind eat some rite now, seriously makes me hungry even after having my dinner.

      Reply
    2. Tina says

      May 24, 2012 at 2:55 am

      yummy yummy.

      Reply
    3. Shobha says

      May 23, 2012 at 9:45 pm

      That's my favourite !

      Reply
    4. Suja Manoj says

      May 23, 2012 at 10:42 pm

      My favorite too,looks perfectly made.

      Reply
    5. Smitha says

      May 24, 2012 at 5:19 am

      sweet and yummy!....they look tempting and yum!!

      Reply
    6. Pavani says

      May 24, 2012 at 12:55 am

      Quick thinking Valli. I would probably have ended up calling my mom at some weird hour to ask her what to do with the batter!!!!!!
      Appams look perfect.

      Reply
    7. Chef Mireille says

      May 24, 2012 at 2:35 am

      they are so adorable!

      Reply
    8. Rasi says

      May 24, 2012 at 3:03 am

      one of my fav dishes too.. i can gorge on these.. they have nice round shape too!

      Reply
    9. Jayashree says

      May 24, 2012 at 4:37 am

      Nice way to salvage the mixed flour, Valli.

      Reply
    10. Vandana Rajesh says

      May 24, 2012 at 4:50 am

      The appams looks great..a real treat.

      Reply
    11. A Kamalika Krishmy says

      May 24, 2012 at 8:02 am

      They look so perfect and tempting too ..

      Reply
    12. Rachel S says

      May 24, 2012 at 1:40 pm

      oh my! I love everything about this! I want to make this RIGHT NOW.

      Reply
    13. PriyaVaasu says

      May 24, 2012 at 9:37 am

      Cute appams!!! Tried both deep-fried and the pan-fried appams, though deep-fired are higher on the calorie, love that taste!!!!!

      Reply
    14. Nalini's Kitchen says

      May 24, 2012 at 2:57 pm

      Cute looking neiyappams....many a times the same thing happened for me Valli,instead of rice flour I added maida ...

      Reply
    15. Sangeetha says

      May 24, 2012 at 9:58 pm

      appams looks so cute n delicious...got nice round shape...i am so much tempted after seeing this neiappams on u n other blogger's post..now wanted to make some for me 🙂

      Reply
    16. DivyaGCP says

      May 25, 2012 at 2:49 am

      Delicious nei appams.. Made once and everyone at home simply loved it.

      Reply
    17. Jayanthi says

      May 25, 2012 at 4:10 am

      I love neiappams...have you tasted one of the neiappams from Iyappan temples? Amazing ....looking at yours I'm reminded of those appams. Lovely spread Valli...looks awesome.

      Reply
    18. rekhas kitchen says

      May 26, 2012 at 6:41 am

      Cute and sweet onece I keep on eating them whole day.

      Reply
    19. vaishali sabnani says

      May 27, 2012 at 1:46 am

      I always love these cute little beauties..watever they r made of they just catch my eye...n heart:)

      Reply
    20. Cool Lassi(e) says

      May 28, 2012 at 2:31 am

      I have never heard of this item. Looks cute. And quick thinking on your part.

      Reply
    21. Suma Gandlur says

      May 28, 2012 at 3:42 am

      I should give them a try Valli. They look cute.

      Reply

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