Appe/Kuzhi Paniyaram is a popular South Indian dish. Kuzhi Paniyaram is known as paddu, appe, guliappa, gulittu, yeriyappa, gundponglu, ponganalu in South Indian languages.
Appe is a classic South Indian dish that makes a great breakfast and evening snack. It is bite-sized dumplings that are crisp outside and soft inside and tastes delicious that gets ready in 15 minutes. Appe is made with fermented batter and is like a spherical idli, it is solid but still fluffy and light.
They can be made plain, spiced or sweet. Appe is made on a special pan that comes with multiple small spaces. You need to get the pan hot, but not too hot, otherwise the spheres will cook on the outside, but not on the inside. The pan is similar to the æbleskiver (aebleskiver or ebleskiver) pan used in Danish cooking.
Appe are tiny, spongy cake-like snacks and are often relished with sambar or chutney. Traditionally made with left-over idli or dosa batter, Appe is mostly served during breakfast or with evening chai. I am sharing the savoury recipe for Appe.
