Rava Appe Recipe (Suji Appe, Rava Paniyaram)
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Rava Appe (Suji Appe, Rava Paniyaram, Rava Paddu) is an Instant South Indian breakfast dish that is delicious and easy to make. It is a take on the classic South Indian kuzhi paniyaram recipe, which uses idli dosa batter. Make this instant, no-fermentation recipe in under 30 minutes.
Here are some more Indian breakfast recipes that you may like: Boiled Egg Bhurji, Kesar Badam Overnight Oats, Masala Paratha, Goli Baje, and Dalia Upma.
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Rava appe, also called Suji Appe or Rava Paniyaram, is one of those recipes I turn to when I want something comforting, quick, and homemade without spending too much time in the kitchen.
I love how a few basic pantry ingredients like rava, yogurt, and vegetables come together to make soft, fluffy, and delicious appe. It is the kind of recipe I make for busy mornings, evening chai-time, or even light dinners when I want something wholesome and satisfying. If you have school-going kids, this recipe is great as an after-school snack.
Crispy on the outside and tender inside, these savory semolina appe are easy, flavorful, and always a hit with my family.
Rava Paniyaram are cooked in a special pan called paniyaram pan or appe chatti (appam pan, appam patra). You can also use an Aebleskiver pan if a paniyaram pan is not available. Try to use a cast-iron pan for the crispiest appam.
Serve suji appe with green coriander chutney, coconut chutney, or any other chutney you choose on the side.
Ingredients
- Rava – After trying this recipe with different varieties of sooji, I feel that fine rava (suji, semolina) is best for making suji appae; the coarser varieties don’t give the best results.
- Vegetables – I have added only carrots, but you can add any vegetables you like, such as onions, tomatoes, green peas, French beans, bell peppers, etc.
- Yogurt (Curd, Dahi) – Plain yogurt makes the appe soft and gives them a slight tang.
- ENO fruit salt – You can get it at any Indian grocery store. It makes the appe super soft and fluffy from the inside.
- Other Ingredients – You will also need oil, brown mustard seeds, cumin seeds, Bengal gram (chana dal), asafetida (hing), salt, curry leaves, fresh ginger, green chilies, dry red chilies, and cashew nuts.
Adjust the green chilies as per your taste.
You can add a little white urad dal with chana dal.
How To Make Instant Rava Appe
Roast The Rava
Step 1: Heat 2 tablespoon oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Add the following ingredients once the oil is hot and fry for 5-6 seconds.
- ½ teaspoon brown mustard seeds
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon chana dal
Step 2: Add the following ingredients and fry until the cashew nuts turn slightly brown. Stir frequently while frying.
- ¼ teaspoon asafetida
- 10-12 whole curry leaves
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped green chilies
- 1 dry red chili (broken into small pieces)
- 4-5 whole cashew nuts
Step 3: Reduce the heat to low. Now add 1 cup of fine rava to the pan and roast it until slightly browned (3-4 minutes). Stir continuously while roasting to avoid burning the rava at the pan’s bottom.
Make The Batter
Step 4: Remove the pan from the heat and let the rava cool down completely. Transfer the cooled roasted rava to a large mixing bowl. Add ½ cup plain yogurt and 2 tablespoon grated carrot to the bowl and mix well.
Step 5: Add ½ cup of water and mix well.
Step 6: Cover the bowl with a lid and keep it aside for 15 minutes. The rava will absorb the water during resting, and the batter will become thick.
Step 7: Add 2-3 tablespoon of water to the batter and mix well. You need an idli-like batter to make the appe. Now add 1 teaspoon of ENO fruit salt and ½ teaspoon of regular salt, and mix well.
Cook The Appe
Step 8: Heat an appe pan over medium heat. Add ¼ teaspoon of oil to each cavity.
Step 9: Using a spoon, pour the batter into each cavity. Do not overfill.
Step 10: Cover the pan with a lid and cook until the apples are golden brown on the bottom. Flip with a spoon and cook uncovered on the other side for 2-3 minutes.
Step 11: Remove the rava appe from the pan and serve hot.
Suji Appe FAQs
Yes, you can substitute fruit salt with baking soda. To imitate the flavor, add a little lime juice.
Yes, you can, but refrigerate the batter only for 24 hours. Add ENO fruit salt just before making the appe.
Other Suji Recipes We Recommend
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Rava Appe Recipe (Suji Appe, Rava Paniyaram, Rava Paddu)
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons oil (plus for frying)
- ½ teaspoon brown mustard seeds
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon Bengal gram (chana dal)
- ¼ teaspoon asafetida (hing)
- 10-12 curry leaves
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped green chilies
- 1 dry red chili (broken into small pieces)
- 4-5 whole cashew nuts
- 1 cup fine rava (semolina, sooji)
- ½ cup plain yogurt (dahi, curd)
- 2 tablespoons grated carrots
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ENO fruit salt (or 1 teaspoon baking soda + 1 teaspoon lime juice)
Instructions
Roast The Rava
- Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
- Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, and chana dal and fry for 5-6 seconds.
- Add asafetida, curry leaves, ginger, green chilies, dry red chili, and 4-5 whole cashew nuts, and fry until cashew nuts turn slightly brown. Stir frequently while frying.
- Reduce the heat to low.
- Now add rava to the pan and roast it until slightly browned (3-4 minutes). Stir continuously while roasting to avoid the rava from burning at the bottom of the pan.
- Remove the pan from the heat and let the rava cool down completely.
Make The Batter
- Transfer the cooled roasted rava to a large mixing bowl.
- Add yogurt and carrot to the bowl and mix well.
- Add ½ cup of water and mix well.
- Cover the bowl with a lid and keep it aside for 15 minutes.
- The rava will absorb the water during the resting time and the batter will become thick.
- Add 2-3 tablespoons of water to the batter and mix well. We need an idli-like batter to make the appe.
- Now add ENO fruit salt and salt and mix well.
Cook The Appe
- Heat an appe pan over medium heat.
- Add ¼ teaspoon of oil to each cavity.
- Using a spoon, pour the batter into each cavity. Do not overfill.
- Cover the pan with a lid and cook until the appe are nicely browned from the bottom.
- Flip using a spoon and cook uncovered from the other side for 2-3 minutes.
- Remove the rava appe from the pan and serve hot.
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This is an improvised kuzhi Paniyaram.
Goes well with Coconut chutney, Or Malli chutney