Mixed dal Appam

Mixed dal appam

½ cup masoor dal

½ cup urad dal

½ cup moong dal

½ cup chana dal

½ cup rice

5-6 green chillies

1" Ginger

2-3 Garlic cloves

Coriander leaves

1 sprig Curry leaves

½ cup curd (optional) 

2 onions, finely chopped

Salt

Turmeric pdr (optional)
1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp Mustard seeds

Soak all the dals for 5-6 hrs or overnight. Add ginger, green chillies, garlic, salt, some water and grind in mixie to make a thick coarse paste.

Heat oil, add mustard seeds, onions and chopped curry leaves. Add turmeric and saute. Add this tempering into the dal mixture.

Add finely chopped coriander leaves and baking soda. Mix well.

Heat appam mould. Grease it with little oil in all the moulds. With a spoon fill all the moulds (3/4^th) with batter. Flame should be on sim. Cover and cook (for 2-3 minutes) on one side. Then turn the appams and cook on other side. Serve with tomato ketchup or coconut chutney.

Note: If batter is kept overnight for fermenting, then no need to add baking soda. This appam can be made with any one single dal too.