Aapam or Vellappam

Ingredients
2 cups raw rice
1/2glass fermented coconut water(break coconut ,collect water In a glass and keep covered for a day.It ferments)
1/4cup coconut milk.
Salt ,sugar and cooking soda.
Soak rice for 3-4 hrs.drain and then grind this along with coconut milk,fermented water to a smooth paste.Take 1 tbsp of ground batter add 4 tbsp of water to this .mix well.now keep this on gas on low flame and allow to thicken slightly(should be of pouring consistency).allow this to cool completely and then mix this with the ground batter along with salt and 2 tsp of sugar.allow to ferment overnight.In the morning add 1/2 tsp soda,mix well and make aapams.

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