Instant Semolina Phad or Appe

A new addition came in my kitchen this year. I got a cast iron phad vessel (appe pan). Phad or paddu as it is called in Karnataka, or paniyaram, or kuzhi paniyaram in Tamilnadu is a South Indian breakfast which is prepared with leftover idli batter or dosa batter. Here I am giving an instant batter version.

Ingredients

1 cup semolina (sooji) for 7 phads

½ cup beaten curds

Salt to taste

2 tbsps finely cut onion

 2 tbsps grated carrot

½ tsp grated ginger

1 tsp finely cut coriander leaves

A pinch of baking soda

¾ to 1 cup water

4 tbsps oil

Instruction

-          Mix in the salt and beaten curd to the semolina slowly.

-          Now add all other ingredients except baking soda. It should be of slightly thick, pouring consistency.

-          Cover and leave for 15 minutes.

-          Now add the baking soda and mix well.

-          Heat the appe pan, reduce the flame and pour ½ tsp oil into each well and smear the walls with the spoon.

-          Pour 1 tablespoon of batter into each well. Cover with a lid and cook for 4 minutes.

-          Open the lid and you’ll see that the upper layer is somewhat cooked and you don’t see raw batter.

-          Turn the appes upside down with a spoon. Cover and cook for 2 minutes.

-          Remove the appes and serve hot with chutney.

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I experimented cooking egg in the appe pan, and I liked the taste.