Kannur Appam / Vella Kareppam / Vella Unnippam

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Ingredients

Pachari / Raw Rice: 1 cup
Cooked Boiled Rice: 3 Heaped Table Spoon
Maida: 3 Table Spoon
Sugar: 3/4 to 1 Cup
Cardamom: 3 - 4
Baking Soda: 1 Pinch
Salt: 1 Pinch
Small Banana: 1 (Optional)
Oil : For frying

Requirement: Appe Pan / Paniyaram Pan / Unni appa kara
Preparation Time: 4 +  8 Hours
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Method

Wash and soak the pachari in enough water for 3 to 4 hours
Get all your ingredients ready

Drain out water from the soaked rice.  Remove the skin of the cardamom and use the seeds inside
Grind soaked raw rice, cooked rice, maida, sugar, baking soda, salt, small banana  and cardamom pods with enough water

You can grind soaked rice, cooked rice and banana and then add rest of the ingredients and combine well
The batter should be a smooth flowing consistency.  Not too thick or thin.

Now let the batter ferment for about 6 to 8 hours
Heat oil in an appe pan

Once the oil is heated well reduce the flame to medium and pour 3/4th full of batter in each holes

While getting cooked flip side using a spoon and cook the other side as well

Remove and drain on to a paper towel
Repeat the same process with the rest of the batter
The appam should not change color to brown.  It should be a white appam with light brown edge