Karuppatti Aapam (Sweet Aapam)

Karuppatti Aapam (Sweet Aapam)

Karuppatti is nothing but Palm Jaggery which is extracted from Palm trees. Unlike White sugar, which has only empty calories, karuppatti is rich in Iron, Calcium, Minerals and  Nutrients.

And one more good news!! Karuppatti can be consumed in little amount by people who suffer from Diabetes. Here is that recipe..

Ingredients:  (Makes 12 or 13 aapams)

For Batter:

Idli rice                                        - 1 cup
Paccharisi ( Raw rice)                - 1 cup
Urad dhal                                    - 1/4 cup
Javvarisi ( Sago)                         - 1/4 cup
vendhayam ( fenugreek seeds)  - 2 tsp

For Sweet Aapam: (Makes 5 aapams)

Aapam Batter                             - 1 cup

Karuppatti                                   - 1/2 cup (Palm Jaggery)

Grated Coconut                           - 1/4 cup

Oil                                              - As required

Procedure:

• Soak everything under 'for batter' for at-least 3 hrs. Then grind everything together into a smooth batter.let the batter ferment for 8 hrs.
• Grate karuppatti. Add very little water, just to immerse karuppati and boil it. Boil it till the karuppatti has dissolved. Take 1 cup of aapam batter. Filter karuppati syrup and add it to the aapam batter. Add grated coconuts to it.
• Be careful when adding water to karuppati. The batter should only be little thinner than dosai batter. It should be in free flowing consistency.
•  Take aapam pan and add oil to grease the pan. 
• Pour batter with a ladle in the centre .
• Then rotate the pan so that batter reaches all the parts of the pan.. Add oil and close it with a lid. 
• When the aapam is done, serve it immediately.
•  Enjoy your Egg appam.. If you want to look how to use aapam pan here is the Link.