*1 cup raw rice
*1/4 cup split black gram (urad dal)
* 1/4 cup crushed peanuts
* 2 tablespoons chopped onion
* 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
* 2 green chillies, chopped
* 8 to10 curry leaves
* chana daal-3tsp
* 2 tablespoons oil
* salt to taste
* oil for cooking
Method :
1. Wash and soak the rice and urad dal in lukewarm water for at least 2 hours.
2. Drain and grind smooth batter with 1/2 cup of water.
3. Cover and set aside overnight to ferment.
4. add the crushed peanuts and chopped onion and stir for 3 to 5 minutes. Add the pre soaked chana daal, cumin seeds, green chillies, curry leaves and cilantro as u need.
5. add this to the fermented batter.
6. Add salt and a little water if required and mix to form a thick batter.
7. Heat the appe mould/puff pan/guntha bandi on a medium flame and grease it with a little oil.
8. Pour a spoonful of the batter into each mould.cover with lid.
9. Cook till the outer surface becomes golden brown and then turn each appe/ponganam upside down using a fork so as to cook the other side.
10. Remove and repeat with the remaining batter.
11. Serve hot with coconut chutney.
