Rice Paddu Recipe | Instant Rice Flour Appe

Ingredients

• 1½ cup rice flour
• ½ cup rava / suji / semolina, coarse
• ½ tsp salt
• ¾ cup curd
• water, for batter
• ½ onion, finely chopped
• 1 carrot, grated
• 2 chilli, finely chopped
• few curry leaves, chopped
• 2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped
• ½ tsp eno fruit salt
• oil, for roasting

Steps

1. Put 1½ cup rice flour, ½ cup rava and ½ tsp salt in a large bowl.
2. Mix in the curd, using ¾ cup.
3. Add water as needed to make a smooth batter without lumps.
4. Leave the batter to rest for 10 minutes so it soaks well.
5. Add the vegetables and herbs: ½ onion, 1 carrot, 2 chilli, a few curry leaves and 2 tbsp coriander.
6. Mix until all the ingredients are evenly combined.
7. Right before making appe, mix in ½ tsp eno fruit salt to make the batter frothy. Baking soda can be used instead.
8. Oil the appe pan after heating it.
9. Pour the batter into the moulds, adding a little oil in each mould to make the appe crisp.
10. Cook with the cover on for 2 minutes, or until the appe is well cooked.
11. Gently turn the appe over, then cook both sides.
12. Serve the rice appe with spicy coconut chutney.