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May 28, 2014

Apae / Appe / Paniyaram (Pan Fried Rice Hoppers)

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Today I added one more dish to my culinary repertoire – apae! These lovely little dumplings are also called as hoppers and are primarily made from ground rice and black gram (urad dal) and have various other versions that call for whole wheat or even beaten rice (poha) as the base ingredient. Just in case you thought that hoppers are ‘sheviyo’, well those are ‘string hoppers’.  Apae (plural) is called as the ‘apo/appo’ (in its singular form) and is a favourite of the Konkanis (GSBs) of Mangalore and hence a regular fare on their breakfast menu. Ever since I joined whatsapp and formed groups with my school and college friends where we share our daily ramblings I have been getting to see various kinds of apae – sweet & savoury. I have always been tempted by the display and planned to try it out myself as I have owned the skillet for it since ages but never put it to use. 

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While the rice apae are made with a batter that has both rice and black gram (urad dal) in it, I tried this recipe without the urad especially because my niece has severe lentil allergy and initially I intended to try making sanna (Mangalorean idlis made of yeasted batter) without urad so that she could enjoy them too. My aunt Frenny is a fantastic cook and keeps making all kinds of Mangalorean PoLi (a collective term for Mangalorean breads made from rice batter) on a regular basis. Last year when I went to stay at her place she had made these lovely apae for breakfast. I thoroughly enjoyed eating hogging them with some piping hot potato sambhar garnished with loads of fresh coriander. Such a beautiful combo! I polished off like a dozen apae in one sitting and then asked her for the recipe which she generously gave me. However, I never got around to trying them out as I heavily banked on ready-made idli batter for my idli-dosa needs. It was just recently that I decided to don my invisible chef’s hat and start making batter at home. Now I am all set to explore many more almost forgotten Mangalorean breakfast options and other sweetmeats. 
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Apae / Appe / Paniyaram (Pan Fried Plain Rice Hoppers)
Prep time: 3 hours (soaking time) + 2 hours (fermenting time) | Cooking time: 15 mins | Yield: 21-25 apae

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup boiled rice (ukda chawal/ukdo/katsambar)
  • 1/2 cup raw rice
  • 3 tablespoons coconut milk powder (or approx 1/2-3/4th cup thick coconut milk)
  • 2 tablespoons sugar (adjust to taste)
  • salt to taste

To activate the yeast:

  • 1 teaspoon active dried yeast
  • 1 teaspoon sugar (to activate the yeast) 
  • 1 tablespoon warm water
Method:
1. Wash the two types of rice separately till the water runs clear and soak them (separately) in plenty of water for 3-4 hours. 
2. Drain the water and grind the rice along with the coconut milk powder and a little water till you get a fine paste.
3. Transfer into a large deep pan that should be big enough to accommodate batter that has almost tripled in volume. 
4. To activate the yeast place all the ingredients mentioned under ‘To activate the yeast’ in a small bowl. Stir the contents gently and leave the bowl undisturbed for 10 minutes. The yeast gets activated and mixture will turn frothy (foamy) and cloudy. * see notes
5. Add the yeast mixture to the batter, the sugar and salt to taste and give the batter a quick good mix. 
6. Cover the mouth of the pan with a thin muslin cloth and keep it to ferment in a warm spot of your kitchen, undisturbed. 
7. Depending on the quality/brand of yeast used and the weather it could take anywhere between 1-1/2 hours to 2 hours for the batter to ferment and almost triple in volume. Take care not to shake the vessel or place it on the kitchen counter with a thud. This can cause the air bubbles to escape and the batter will ‘fall’ or reduce/turn flat.
8. To fry the hoppers you can either use a traditional appe kail or paniyaram kadai as it is called in India or an aebleskiver pan. Just heat it and put a drop of oil in each of the slots. Pour about 1 tablespoon of batter or fill it upto 2/3rds with the batter.
9. Cover the pan and cook on a low heat for about a minute. Using the sharp wooden tong that comes with the pan, lift a hopper and check if the base has turned a golden brown. If yes, flip all of them over to be cooked on the other side, if not, cover and cook for another half a minute.
10. Once done, remove and continue the process till all the batter has been used up.
11. Serve hot with chutney or sambhar. 
Notes:
It is always recommended to use good quality and fresh (new packaging) of yeast. When you activate the yeast if there are no signs of froth then the yeast is no good – discard it.
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  1. Priya Suresh says

    May 29, 2014 at 2:06 pm

    You got them prefectly, appe with chutney, cant resist to this prefect pair.

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    • Rose says

      May 6, 2021 at 6:49 pm

      Hi Shireen wat is raw rice can u tell me

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      • Shireen Sequeira says

        May 10, 2021 at 1:13 pm

        Raw rice is raw paddy that is husked. Basmati, sona masoori are examples of raw rice. The other type of rice is the boiled rice or par boiled rice which is pre-boiled & dried in the sun after it is harvested, husked & then sold in the market. Raw rice cooks faster than boiled rice

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  2. Soma says

    May 29, 2014 at 2:24 pm

    Ummm….they look delicious. I do not have the pan but trying to buy one for a while. Now it's the time I guess.

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  3. Set al Habayeb says

    February 18, 2015 at 4:01 pm

    Yummm. Can i use left over rice? Got the pan, want to try the recipe. Thnx

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  4. Set al Habayeb says

    February 18, 2015 at 4:02 pm

    Yumm. Can i use left over rice? Would like to give it a try.thnx

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  5. Shireen Sequeira says

    February 18, 2015 at 7:00 pm

    @ Set Al Habayeb: You can use leftover rice provided u grind it to a batter..I have never tried it though but I guess you can innovate!

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  6. Veena says

    September 7, 2017 at 4:44 pm

    My daughter loves these. She calls them dosa ball!! Thanks for the recipe shireen!!!!

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    • Shireen Sequeira says

      September 10, 2017 at 8:26 am

      So happy to hear this Veena!! If kids approve the recipes, there is no greater compliment for us mothers, isn’t it? 🙂

      Reply
  7. Deepa Alva says

    October 16, 2017 at 5:28 pm

    Hi ,

    Can i make this on a electric cupcake maker , do you think it will work ?

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    • Shireen Sequeira says

      October 24, 2017 at 7:46 am

      Hi Deepa,

      I have never seen or used an electric cupcake maker so no idea, but if you think its worth the experiment, please go ahead! There’s always something new we learn 🙂

      Reply
  8. Dilavez says

    March 27, 2020 at 10:12 pm

    My first recipe from your blog and fully satisfied thanks for sharing your recipe

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    • Shireen Sequeira says

      March 28, 2020 at 2:52 pm

      Thanks so much for your feedback Dilavez!!

      Reply
  9. Wilma Lewis says

    May 15, 2020 at 11:14 am

    I loved it shireen even my Family. .Thanks a lot

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    • Shireen Sequeira says

      May 18, 2020 at 11:08 pm

      So glad to hear that! Thanks for the feedback Wilma!

      Reply
  10. Ashtrid Dsa says

    May 22, 2020 at 3:30 am

    Hi… Your recipes are wonderful
    Could you please tell me the measure of urad dal for this recipe , as I wanna try it without yeast.
    Thanks Shireen

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    • Shireen Sequeira says

      May 22, 2020 at 10:29 am

      Hi Ashtrid,

      I have never tried it with urad dal but you could use 1/3 cup urad dal and see how it works for you

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