Beetroot Appe
A really fun breakfast or snack, the bright pink colour of these beetroot appe makes sure kids are excited to try them! It's the best way to use up leftover idli dosa batter.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Idli Dosa Batter (fermented rice and lentil batter)
- 1/3 cup Beetroot Puree
- 1 small Onion (finely chopped - approx 1/3 cup)
- 8-10 Curry Leaves (finely chopped)
- 1 teaspoon Jeera (cumin seeds)
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 2 teaspoon Ghee (or oil)
Instructions
- 1
make batter: Mix together Idli dosa batter, beetroot puree, onion, jeera and salt.
- 2
heat appe pan: Heat an appe pan (a special pan with round moulds in it - watch the recipe video above to check it out) with a few drop of ghee in each mould.
- 3
cook appe: Pour a tablespoon of batter into each mould (about 3/4 of the way) and cook covered on medium heat for 2-3 minutes till the appe rises and has a dome shape and looks firm. You shouldn't see a lot of raw batter on top. Then flip and cook the other side for another 2 minutes.
- 4
serve: Repeat till all the batter is over. Serve hot with chutney.
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