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How to make Traditional Achappam from Kerala

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December 25, 2022

How to make Traditional Achappam from Kerala

HELLO FRIENDS, do you know how to make a TRADITIONAL ACHAPPAM FROM KERALA?

Today I shall be showing a very simple, tasty, Authentic, and traditional snack achappam of KERALA -(STATE OF INDIA).

Achappam is a fried snack, which is made in many ways, using a batter of Rice flour dipped in mold and deep fried. The mold gives a beautiful shape, and the batter turns to golden color when deep fried.

Achappam can be made with or without EGGS.

Eggs are used for binding purposes, but in eggless recipes, we use maida for binding.

Achappam from Kerala is also called rose hooks. It is an authentic traditional deep-fried snack from this state.

A flowy batter of Rice flour and maida is made with a small quantity of sugar and coconut milk, or ordinary milk or water.

You can give the flavor of cardamom and add a little crunch and taste with black or white sesame seeds. It is Yummy in taste and looks.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED FOR ACHAPPAM BATTER

Table of Contents

1 cup of -Rice flour
1 cup of coconut milk
1/4 cup of All purpose flour or Maida
1/4 cup of Sugar powder
1 cup of plain water
1 tablespoon of cooking oil
1 pinch of salt
4-5 green small cardamoms
1 teaspoon of black or white sesame seeds.

INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE ACCHAPAM

METHOD OF EXTRACTING COCONUT MILK FROM FRESH COCONUT

First of all, take a fresh coconut and break. make small slices of coconut.

Now put the coconut pieces with 2 small glasses of water in a grinder-mixer jar.

Run the mixer till you get a coarse coconut paste.
Now put the mix on a strainer and press gently with a spoon to extract milk from the coconut paste.

collect this in a glass. you can use the residue of coconut extract for making chutneys and gravies.

PREPARATION OF THE BATTER FOR MAKING ACHAPPAM

You will be needing the following ingredients to make the batter.
Extract the coconut milk as shown above and keep it ready.
Powder the sugar with cardamom and keep it ready.

take a mixing bowl and sieve Rice flour, maida, and salt together.

Now take coconut milk and put it into the bowl and start mixing it with a whisk slowly so that no lumps are formed.

After making the batter with milk, you can use plain water if needed.

NOTE:-To check whether the consistency of the batter is correct or not, dip a spoon in the batter and see the back of the spoon. If you see a thin coating it is perfect, if thick coating then the snack may not remain crispy for a longer time.