Appam

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Paalappam recipe - does not need the 'kurukku' (gruel) that most other recipes need.
Thoroughly rinsed Raw rice - 2 cups - to be soaked in 1 cup of water
Coconut - 1/2 - To be grated and milk extracted. In case you are using tinned coconut milk (which is not too watery) please use 200 ml.
Yeast - 1/2 teaspoon
Sugar - 1 teaspoon
Cooked raw rice - 1 cup

Set aside 1/4 cup of coconut milk. Heat it (when you dip your index finger, the milk should be tepid). Add yeast and sugar and let it rise.
Grind the raw rice along with the water used for soaking, coconut milk and cooked raw rice. You should get a fairly smooth thick batter. Add the yeast and mix well. Let the mixture stand for 6 to 7 hours. When ready to make palappams, add sugar and salt to taste.
N.B. Go easy on the sugar if this is your first attempt at making palappams.