Horsegram Appo

Kulitache Appo / Horsegram Appo / Kulith + Urad Dal + Rice Appo with whole Red Pearl Onion / Madras Onion Sambar.

Wash and soak 1 cup of Urad Dal and 3 cups of ordinary rice in water separately for 3-4 hrs. Add 1tsp of methi seeds to the rice while soaking. Grind Urad dal to a smooth batter and rice to a fine rava texture and then mix the two together. Add salt and leave to ferment overnight.

Next morning wash and soak ¾ cup of Kulith for 1 hour. Drain and grind to a semi-smooth batter. Do not add more water. Add to the urad dal + rice batter and mix well. Add grated ginger and green chillies. Mix all together and beat the batter well. 

The batter consistency should be thick as that of Idly batter. You can use this batter for ramdan too. You can remove appo as it is or season it with rai (sasam) and curry leaves. This is optional.

Heat the appo tawa add oil in each of the moulds, when hot add a bit of rai and a curry leaf in each of the dent. Pour the batter in each mould to 3/4th level. Cover and cook on medium flame. When top side looks cooked flip over the appo and cook on the other side too. Serve hot with sambar/chutney/ homemade butter or any other accompaniment of your choice.

Note : The proportion of urad – rice – kulith varies with the method of grinding done. I use wet grinder hence these proportions. If using mixer you may have to add a bit less of rice (say 2 to 2-1/2 cups of rice).

** For the recipe of Sambar Please refer #Curry.