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Published: Sep 18, 2012 · Modified: Feb 15, 2021 by Sandhya Ramakrishnan · This post may contain affiliate links

Nei Appam | Sweet Appam | Vellam Appam

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Nei appam or Vellam appam is one of the most essential recipe that we make for festivals and pooja. Apart from that, the sweet appam is one of my kid's favorite to eat as well and is such an easy nd instant recipe to make.

Sweet Appam served

Appam is a traditional South Indian sweet made as Neivedhiyam/Offering to the god during several festival and Pooja’s. There is couple of different ways to make them and this Nei Appam recipe is one of them.

The recipe here is very easy and can be made in a jiffy. Having an Appam pan or Appakkarai makes the job very easy and it ensures less usage of ghee. If one does not have the Appam pan, you can always deep fry the appam in ghee (preferred).

Preparation time – 15 mins
Cooking time – 30 mins
Difficulty level – easy

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Ingredients make Nei Appam – makes around 30 Appam

  • Wheat flour – 1 cup
  • Rice flour – ¼ cup
  • Jaggery (powdered) – ¾ cup
  • Banana – 2 small ones or 1 big
  • Coconut gratings – 2 tbsp
  • Cardamom powder – 1 tsp
  • Ghee – ¼ cup or more if deep frying

Procedure –

  • Heat about a cup of water and add the jaggery to the hot water. Let the jaggery dissolve.
  • Once the jaggery dissolves and the liquid comes to the room temperature, add the rest of the ingredients and mix well using your hands. Mash the banana in the mixture and make a thick batter (like idli batter)
Making Sweet Appam batter
  • Once the batter is ready, heat the appakkarai and add about a teaspoon of ghee in each section. Pour the batter into each hole about ¾ th full.
pouring Sweet Appam batter in each hole
  • Let it cook on medium heat one side and then turn it over to the other side.
 cooking Sweet Appam in a pan
  • Let it cook on the other side for about a minute and then transfer it to containe.
  • Add more ghee if needed and make the next batch of vellam appam.
  • Enjoy the Nei Appam warm or in room temperature:)
Sweet Appam is ready and served

More festival recipes

  • Payatham Paruppu Sundal | Moong dal Sundal
  • Puranam Boli | Puran Poli Recipe
  • Thinai Sweet Paniyaram | Foxtail Millet Sweet Paniyaram
  • Ullundhu Vadai | Medhu Vadai Recipe

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Nei Appam in a Bowl

Nei Appam | Sweet Appam | Vella Appam

Appam is a traditional South Indian sweet made as Neivedhiyam/Offering to the god during several festival and Pooja’s. There is couple of different ways to make them and this Nei Appam recipe is one of them.
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Course: Dessert, Diwali Recipes, Snack, sweets, traditional
Cuisine: Asian, Indian, South Indian
Diet: Vegetarian
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 30 Appam
Calories: 57kcal
Author: Sandhya Ramakrishnan

Equipment

  • appakkarai
  • saute pan
  • bowl

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Wheat flour
  • ¼ cup Rice flour
  • ¾ cup Jaggery Powdered
  • 2 small ones Banana Or 1 big
  • 2 tablespoon Coconut gratings
  • 1 teaspoon Cardamom powder
  • ¼ cup Ghee Or more if deep frying

Instructions

  • Heat about a cup of water and add the jaggery to the hot water. Let the jaggery dissolve.
  • Once the jaggery dissolves and the liquid comes to the room temperature, add the rest of the ingredients and mix well using your hands. Mash the banana in the mixture and make a thick batter (like idli batter)
  • Once the batter is ready, heat the appakkarai and add about a teaspoon of ghee in each section. Pour the batter into each hole about ¾ th full.
  • Let it cook on medium heat one side and then turn it over to the other side.
  • Let it cook on the other side for about a minute and then transfer it to container.
  • Add more ghee if needed and make the next batch.
  • Enjoy the Nei Appam warm or in room temperature:)

Nutrition

Calories: 57kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 6mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. Sharans Samayalarai says

    October 03, 2012 at 1:15 pm

    Perfectly done.. You can link this to my on-going Vinayagar Chathurthi event...

    Inviting you to join my on-going events :-

    Natural Sweetness Event with White Sugar

    Vinayagar Chathurthi Event

    Cheers,
    Sharanya
    Sharans Samayalarai

    Reply
  2. ezcookbook.net says

    October 01, 2012 at 1:56 pm

    looks delicious ...can link tis to our ongoing event...following you...

    Inviting to join Ongoing Events
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    • My Cooking Journey says

      October 01, 2012 at 2:20 pm

      Thanks, linking it right away 🙂

      Sandhya

      Reply
    • Ezcookbook says

      October 02, 2012 at 3:13 am

      thanks for linking it.... waiting for more entries from u...

      Inviting to join Ongoing Events
      Let's Party - Prasadam Special
      Taste Of Tropics - Authentic Indian Platter

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