Recipe: Delicious Achappam/Rosette cookies

Achappam/Rosette cookies. Achappam is a traditional South Indian snack. It is very popular among the Christian families and is often made during the Christmas season. Achappam looks very similar to the Scandinavian rosette cookies.

Achappam is a very popular and traditional Kerala / Tamil Nadu snack which is incredibly crunchy & delicious. It is called so because of the iron mold used for its preparation. "Achu" in Malayalam means mold and "Appam" means bread. Achappam is a snack very popular among christians and traditionally made during Christmas time. You can have Achappam/Rosette cookies using 7 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Achappam/Rosette cookies

1. It's 1 1/2 cup of Raw rice.
2. You need 1 1/2 cup of Thick coconut milk.
3. You need 1 of Egg.
4. You need 5 tbsp of Sugar.
5. It's 1 tsp of Sesame seeds.
6. You need pinch of Salt.
7. Prepare as needed of Oil for frying.

It is very delicate but incredibly crunchy & delicious. Achappam looks similar to scandinavian rosette cookies. It is made using 'achu' which means specially designed irons mould. Achappam is a very popular and traditional Kerala / Tamil Nadu snack which is incredibly crunchy & delicious.

Achappam/Rosette cookies instructions

1. Soak the rice for 3 to 4 hours..
2. Grind the rice and egg together to a fine paste by slowly adding the coconut milk..
3. Consistency should be similar to that of dosa batter..
4. Add sugar, a pinch of salt and sesame seeds..
5. Keep it aside for 30 mins..
6. Heat oil in a pan/ kadhai. Place an achappam mould in the oil. Note: The mould must be dipped in hot oil before immersing in the batter. Else, the achappam may not come out of the mould..
7. When the mould is hot, remove it from oil and dip into batter. Ensure that batter covers only 3/4 of the mould. Don't dip it completely..
8. Take the mould from the batter and dip into hot oil. When the batter is cooked it will detach itself from the mould and fall into the oil or just shake it a little beat or use a fork..
9. Flip it in between so that all the sides are cooked..
10. Drain well on kitchen tissues..
11. Repeat until the batter is finished..
12. Yummy Achappams are ready!.

It is called so because of the iron mold used for its preparation. "Achu" in Malayalam means mold and "Appam" means bread. These two words are combined together to form "Achappam" which means "Bread prepared using mold". Achappam/ Kerala Style Rosette Cookies is one of the famous sweets made during Easter time and it's very popular among the Christians in Kerala. Well, I must say that making achappam is not easy as it may look. Little bit tricky and time consuming, but it's worth investing your time and effort though.