Vellayappam and potato stew

This is a breakfast dish. It does require a little bit of preparation but its definitley worth it! This was our breakfast this weekend .Hubby simply loves it & wanted me to make it for dinner as well !The recipe goes like this

Ingredients:

for vellayappam:

1. Rice (i use raw rice) - 2 cups
2. grated coconut - 3/4 cup
3. boiled rice - 2 tbsp
4. yeast - 1/2 tsp
5. sugar - 2 tbsp
6. salt to taste

Grind all the ingredients together & keep it overnight to ferment.Next morning stir the batter well check for salt & add little water if required.

Heat an appam chatty or any deep pan. Pour one ladle of batter . Hold the edges of the pan & swirl it only once slowly so that a lacy layer forms on the edges & thicker batter settles at the bottom centre. close lid & let it cook .this takes about 3 - 4 minutes. Appams are done..

Ingredients for potato stew:

1. potatoes - 3 chopped
2. ginger - 1/2 inch piece
3. onoin - 1 chopped
4. green chillies - 2 -3
5. few curry leaves
6. coconut milk - 2 cups
7. fresh ground pepper
8. coconut oil - 1 tbsp
9. salt to taste

Boil potatoes. keep aside. Heat oil in a pan. Throw in chopped onions, green chillies, ginger & curry leaves. Saute for a few mintes. Add boiled potatoes & coconut milk. add salt . Bring to boil & let it simmer for few more minutes. Finally just before you remove from fire add fresh ground pepper.

You can add other veggies as well to this stew like carrots , beans , green peas ...only in that case it becomes vegetable stew,..!!