Pallapam or Vellayappam

Appam and stew or duck roast is the main breakfast on Easter or Christmas or any celebrations of Christians in Kerala.

Ingredients

1. Raw Rice- 1/2 kg
2. Cooked Rice - 1 cup 
3. Coconut - 1 grated 
4. Water - 2-3 cups 
5. Sugar - 2 tsp 
6. Salt - as required 

Preparation: 

1. Wash and soak the raw rice for 5-6 hours, drain water. 
2. Grind with the cooked rice and grated coconut to a smooth paste. 
3. In a bowl of warm water mix sugar, yeast and salt and leave for 45 minutes 
4. Add the mixture to the ground rice mixture and let it to ferment for about 8 hours 
5. Heat an appa chatti (if iron use oil) , and pour a small bowl of the appam mixture. 
6. Swirl the chatti till it spreads to the sides and some settles in the middle. 
7. Cover with a lid and cook for 2 minutes 
8. Appam is cooked on one side only. 

This can be served with stew, duck curry, beef or with chicken.