Kallappam
- 50 min
- not spicy
- Serves 4
Kallappam is a Kerala pancake of soaked rice and coconut batter raised with yeast and cooked thick on a tawa. Mild, serves 4, about 50 minutes plus soaking.
Ingredients
Raw Rice, For Soaking300 grams
Water, For Soaking700 ml
Coconut (Grated), Grated100 grams
Cooked Rice, Cooked100 grams
Sugar2 tbsp
Instant Dry Yeast½ tsp
Salt1½ tsp
Oil2 tbsp
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 4 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 477kcal | 1908kcal |
| Protein | 6.8g | 27g |
| Carbohydrate | 76g | 304g |
| Fat | 17g | 66g |
| Fibre | 3.4g | 14g |
| Sugar | 8.1g | 32g |
Cookd masalas for raw rice
Method
Rinse the raw rice well. Soak it in the measured water for 5 to 6 hours, until the rice breaks easily between your fingers.
Drain the soaked rice and add it to a mixie with the grated coconut, cooked rice and water. Grind for 4 to 5 minutes until the batter is smooth, slightly thick and has no coarse rice bits. Mix in the sugar and instant yeast.
Transfer the batter to a deep bowl and cover it loosely. Keep it in a warm place for about 8 hours, until it rises, looks bubbly and has a mild sour smell.
Add the salt and water to the fermented batter. Mix well to make a pourable batter that is slightly thicker than dosa batter. Rest it for 10 minutes.
Heat a tawa on medium flame for 2 minutes, until a few drops of water sizzle on it. Spread a little oil, pour one ladle of batter and spread it gently into a thick round.
Cover and cook on medium-low flame for 2 to 3 minutes, until the top looks dry with no wet batter left and the edges are lightly crisp. Do not flip the kallappam.
Remove the kallappam and repeat with the remaining batter, adding a little oil each time. Cook each one covered on medium-low flame for 2 to 3 minutes, until the top looks dry with no wet batter left and the edges are lightly crisp. Stir the batter once in a while.
Before you start
- How long does Kallappam take?
- 50 minutes from start to finish. That is 15 minutes of preparation and 35 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Kallappam serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Kallappam vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Kallappam spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Kallappam?
- 300 grams Raw Rice, 100 grams Coconut (Grated), 100 grams Cooked Rice, 2 tbsp Sugar, 2 tbsp Oil, ½ tsp Instant Dry Yeast, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Kallappam?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Kallappam?
- About 477 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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