Recently, when I went to a Baker's shop, I came across, this humble simple snack which used to be so common in our childhood days...My hubby happily bought them for me...I still remember, how my mom used to prepare crispy Achappams for Tea and how we used to just enjoy this crunchy snack..
I wanted to make this and recreate the memories for my kids..For preparing Achappam, you need a special iron mould, which needs to be heated in the oil, then dipped into the batter and then back to the hot oil to fry them. You do need to have a lot of patience when you prepare them... : )
So, let's have a look at it...
Ingredients:
- Rice flour - 2 cups
- Egg - 1 well beaten
- Sugar - 2 tbsp
- Black sesame seeds - 2 tbsp
- Coconut milk -thick milk from 1 coconut
- Salt - 1/4 tsp
- Oil for deep frying
First , mix the rice four with half of the coconut milk and knead it well. Add the beaten egg to this mix and mix it well again. Now add in the remaining coconut milk, sesame seeds, sugar and salt and slowly stir it to a batter of medium thickness.
Next, heat oil in a frying pan. Dip the iron mould in the heated oil. Keep the oil on low flame as we don't want our Achappams to burn. Then, dip three-fourth of the mould in the batter. Please take care that the mould should not be fully coated.Next, dip the mould coated with batter in the oil. Hold it for a min or two and shake the mould slightly. The Achappam will slide gently into the oil. Fry till it turns golden brown. Remove and drain on paper towel to remove excess oil.
The mould needs to be heated each time before dipping it in the batter, or else the batter will not stick to the mould. Also, the same happens if the mould is over heated.
Repeat the same with the remaining batter.. Serve them with Tea and enjoy a crunchy Tea time !!
Dear Tas,
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