Appam and Mutton Stew

Appam and Mutton Stew 

Appam and Mutton Stew could be a combination that's blue-eyed by all our guests. This savoury delight combines a crisp and lightweight appam (fluffy rice pancake) with an expensive, spicy mutton stew. it's a returning along of various flavours that has been served in our households for hundreds of years. The instruction below can assist you build this specialty from God’s Own Country in your own room

Ingredients for Appam (25 nos)
Rice flour (finely powdered ) - 500 g
Coconut milk - 250 ml
Salt - to taste
Sugar - 1 tbsp.
Semolina - 100 g
Yeast – 1 tbsp.
Water

Method of Preparation

Heat the semolina in a little water to a thick consistency. Remove from the fire and keep it aside to cool. Make a batter with rice flour, coconut milk and water. Add the cooked semolina, soaked yeast and sugar and then mix well. Keep the mixture to ferment for three to four hours. Heat the appachatti (the special vessel for making appam), rub a little oil and pour some batter into it. Turn the batter around in the chatti and make it into a round with thin edges and a thick middle portion. Cover with a lid and keep it over a slow fire.After the appam is ready, serve with mutton stew.

Ingredients for Mutton Stew (4 portions)  

Mutton - 250 g
Coconut - 2
Onion - 2
Potatoes - 2
Tomatoes - 3
Green chillies - 6
Garlic - 25g
Ginger - 4 pieces
Poppy seeds - 1 tsp.
Cinnamon
Cloves
Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp.
Coriander leaves
Oil - 2 tbsp.
Salt - to taste

Method of Preparation

Clean, cut and wash the mutton. Slice the onion, chillies and tomatoes. Peel and cut potatoes into four. Grind the coriander seeds and poppy seeds separately to a fine paste. Grind the ginger and garlic together. Add the onions, chillies, tomatoes, masala and salt to the mutton and mix well. Heat the ghee and add spices. Add the mutton and fry for a while. Add just sufficient water to cook the mutton; cook till it becomes soft and the water is absorbed. Grate the coconut and take out 2 cups of milk. Add the milk and chopped coriander leaves. Simmer and remove from the fire and serve hot.