If you are wiling to take your winter binge a step forward, then there us nothing like making a quick snack at home that can cheer up your winter evening and add that much-needed fun and warmth. One of the sure-shot winners that can also be had as a filling meal is no fry appe. And whats better than making no fry peas appe or appe which are non-fried.
After Matar Kachori and Matar Paratha, it's time to hunt on no fry appe. That you can have any time of the day.
1 cup – Semolina
1/2 cup – Curd
Some water
1 cup – Green peas
1-2tbsp – Finely chopped spring onion/dry onion
2tbsp – Finely chopped coriander
Finely chopped green chillies (as per taste)
1/2tsp – Cumin seeds
1/2tsp – White sesame seeds
A pinch of turmeric powder
Salt as per taste
1/2tsp – Fruit salt or 1/4tsp baking soda
Oil/ghee for frying
*Take a bowl, add 1 cup semolina, 1/2 cup curd, some water and mix it and rest for half an hour.
*Further take a chopper/mixer jar, add 1 cup green peas (matar) and grind coarsely.
*Add peas in soaked semolina and add 1-2 tbs finely chopped spring onion/dry onion. You can also add freshly chopped green garlic to it.
*Add approx 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander.
*Add finely chopped green chillies and 1/2 tsp cumin seeds, 1/2 tsp white sesame seeds and add a pinch of turmeric powder and salt as per taste and mix it well.
*Further add 1/2 tsp fruit salt or 1/4 tsp baking soda.
*Heat up appam pan, pour some oil/ghee in all cavities and fill batter in each cavity.
*Cook it on slow to medium flame.
*Flip once it turns golden-brown, press gently with a spoon and again cook for few minutes.
*Turn off the flame once it is cooked well from both the sides. Serve it with coriander mint chutney.