Sooji/ Rava Appe

           

Hello my Foodie Friends...........Winter has arrived in almost all the regions of India and the market is loaded with all the winter veggies. Whenever I visit the market I can't resist myself from buying them without giving a second thought what will I do with them. 

Winter is known for veggies like green beans, capsicum, carrots, cauliflower etc. You can enjoy them in number of ways but it's very tricky to feed veggies to our kids. Moreover if your baby is a picky or fussy eater then this task becomes more troublesome. We all struggle to come up with new ideas and recipes for lunch box and breakfast. Even if you give your kid's favorite dish in their lunch box the lunchbox is never empty. 

Therefore, we as mother's should come up with some new and brilliant ideas to feed veggies to our babies. The food should look interesting and cute that's the trick to allure the kids. 

So, today in this video we'll make Sooji Appam or Rava Appe which is loaded with veggies. It is very easy to make and just needs 15 mins of your time if you do the prep work beforehand.

So, let's begin with the recipe:

Ingredients:

For making Sooji Appam:

1. Sooji/ Rava/ Semolina: 2 cups

2. Curd/ Yogurt: 1 cup

3. Veggies: of your choice

4. Curry Leaves: 8-10

5. Mustard Seeds: 1 tbsp

6. Baking Soda: 1 tsp

7. Red Chili Powder: 1 tsp

8. Salt to taste

9. Oil: for brushing

10. Water: 3/4 cup

For making Chutney:

1. Roasted Peanuts: 1/4 cup

2. Coconut: 1/4 cup

3. Coriander Leaves: handful

4. Green Chili: 1

5. Curry LeaveS: 5-6

6. Mustard Seeds: 1 tbsp

7. Salt to taste

8. Oil: for tempering

Method:

For making Chutney:

1. In a blender add roasted peanuts, coconut, coriander leaves, green chili, salt and water.

2. Blend everything into a smooth paste.

3. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and curry leaves. Once the mustard seeds starts crackling switch off the flame.

4. Take out the chutney in a serving bowl and add the tempering. Enjoy!!

For making Sooji Appam:

1. In a bowl add sooj, curd, salt and red chili powder. Mix well.

2. Add little water at a time and make a smooth and lump free batter. 

3. Cover the bowl and let the batter rest for 15 mins.

4. After 15 mins add the veggies and mix well. Add little water if you think the batter has become too thick after adding the veggies.

5. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and curry leaves. Once the mustard seeds starts crackling switch off the flame.

6. Add this tempering in the prepared appam batter.

7. Take enough amount of batter in a separate bowl and add baking soda in it. Add the baking soda when you’re ready to make appes and mix well. The batter will become fluffy after adding the soda. Do not overmix after adding the baking soda. 

8. Heat an Appam pan and brush oil in each of the cavity.

9. Now fill each cavity with a tablespoon of appe batter . Cover  the lid of the pan and let it cook for 10 minutes on low heat.

10. After 10 minutes take off the lid and flip the apples one by one. Brush oil on each appes and again cook for 5 minutes on low heat. 

11. Once done take out the appes in a serving plate.

12. Serve the Sooji Appam/ Rava Appe hot with tomato ketchup and prepared chutney. Enjoy!!

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