Karthigai Deepam or Thirukkarthigai is a Tamil Hindu Festival, celebrated during the Tamil month Karthigai, that is second half of November or first half of December. This Karthigai Deepam or Thiruk karthigai is also celebrated in Telugu Hindu Families and in all Hindu temples.
There are many special foods prepared during this festival. The main recipes made during this period are
Aval PoriUrundai
Nei Appam
Karthigai Pori
Arisi Pori Urundai
Nei Appam
Nei Appam is made during karthigai deepam and Krishna jayanthi in tamil Hindu families. It is normally made by soaking raw rice for about an hour and then grinding it along with jaggery. Then grated coconut and cardamom is added to enrich the taste and the batter is fried in ghee. But now a days health conscious people have started using kuzhi paniyaram pan for frying. I also use the kuzhi paniyaram pan only.
Now let us see the real recipe.
Nei Appam Ingredients:
Raw rice - 1 cup
Banana small - 1
Coconut - 3 tblsp
Cardamom powder - ¼ tsp
Cooking soda - 2 pinch
Salt - 1 pinch
Ghee - as needed
Nei Appam Method
Wash and soak the raw rice for about an hour. Grate the coconut. Powder the jaggery. Peel and chop the banana. Grind rice, jaggery and banana in the mixie finely.
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Don’t add more water while grinding.
The batter should be in the idly batter consistency.
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