Vellayappam/ Palappam

Ingredients:
Raw Rice – 2 cups
Cooked rice –1 1/2 cup
Grated Coconut – 1 1/2 cup

Jeera 1/4 tsp
Yeast – 1 tsp
Sugar – 3 tsp
Salt
Preparation:
Soak the rice for 6-8 hrs and drain it.
Grind the soaked rice,cooked rice with grated coconut and jeera adding enough water in a mixer to a smooth batter.
Dissolve 1 tsp sugar and yeast in a cup of luke warm water and keep aside for 20 minutes to let it rise.

Add the yeast mix, to the gound rice and allow it to ferment for 8 hrs.
Next day Add sugar and salt according to your taste. ( If the mixture is thick you an add coconut milk as required )
Heat a non-stick pan or vellappachatti.Smear the appachatti lightly with oil. Pour a ladleful of batter into it.
Take the appam chatti into both your hands and rotate in one direction to spread the batter all around the the vessel with more batter in the middle.
Cover it with a lid and let it cook for 2-3 mins until the edges of the appam turn slightly brown in color.once it is done,Slowly take out the appam with a spatula.
Serve hot with peas curry ,egg roast or vegetable stew.