How long does kandarappam take?

35 minutes from start to finish. That is 5 minutes of preparation and 30 minutes of cooking.

How many people does kandarappam serve?

10. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.

Is kandarappam vegetarian?

Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.

What do I need to make kandarappam?

500 grams Parboiled rice, ¼ cup Toor Dal, 450 grams Jaggery, 2 tbsp Urad Dal (whole), 2 Green Cardamom, ¼ tsp Rock Salt, and a few more listed on this page.

Do I need a pressure cooker for kandarappam?

No, it is cooked in an open pot.

How many calories are in kandarappam?

About 388 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.

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kandarappam

Name: kandarappam
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Indian, Tamil Nadu
Ingredients: 500 grams Parboiled rice; ¼ cup Toor Dal; 2 tbsp Urad Dal (whole); for soaking Water; 450 grams Jaggery; ¼ tsp Rock Salt; 2 Green Cardamom; for deep frying Sunflower Oil

Also known as Sweet appam, Appam · Veg · Rice dishes, Tiffin

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Total35 min

Prep5 min

Cook30 min

Serves10

Per serving388 cal

Spicenot spicy

Good for: Karthigai Deepam, Rainy Day

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Kandarappam, sweet Tamil Nadu appams of parboiled rice, toor dal and urad dal ground with jaggery and deep-fried. 10 servings, 35 minutes plus soaking, video.

Low calorie

Ingredients

8 items

Cooking for10 servings

Parboiled rice500 grams
Toor Dal¼ cup
Urad Dal (whole)2 tbsp
Waterfor soaking
Jaggery450 grams
Rock Salt¼ tsp
Green Cardamom2
Sunflower Oilfor deep frying

Nutrition

One serving, and the whole batch of 10. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.

Nutrient	Per serving	All 10
Energy	388kcal	3880kcal
Protein	5.7g	57g
Carbohydrate	88g	883g
Fat	2g	20g
Fibre	3.2g	32g
Sugar	38g	383g

Cookd masalas for parboiled rice

Method

1
Wash and soak the rice along with the toor dal and urad dal for 90 minutes.
Parboiled riceToor DalUrad Dal (whole)Water
2
Then add them to the grinder and grind along with jaggery, salt, and cardamom into a smooth batter. Take the batter out from the grinder.
JaggeryRock SaltGreen Cardamom
3
Heat oil in a kadai. Using a small kuli karandi, gently pour the batter into the hot oil and deep-fry until golden brown.
Sunflower Oil

Before you start

How long does kandarappam take?: 35 minutes from start to finish. That is 5 minutes of preparation and 30 minutes of cooking.
How many people does kandarappam serve?: 10. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
Is kandarappam vegetarian?: Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
Is kandarappam spicy?: No, it is not spicy.
What do I need to make kandarappam?: 500 grams Parboiled rice, ¼ cup Toor Dal, 450 grams Jaggery, 2 tbsp Urad Dal (whole), 2 Green Cardamom, ¼ tsp Rock Salt, and a few more listed on this page.
Do I need a pressure cooker for kandarappam?: No, it is cooked in an open pot.
How many calories are in kandarappam?: About 388 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.

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Palaniyathal VanjiappanMarch 2026
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