Achappam
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| Type | Cookie, Waffle |
|---|---|
| Region or state | Kerala |
| Created by | Syrian Christans |
| Cooking time | 45 minutes to 60 minutes |
| Main ingredients | Rice flour |
| Ingredients generally used | Egg, Coconut milk, Sesame seeds |
| 634 kcal (2654 kJ)[1] | |
| Similar dishes | Rosette (cookie) |
Achappam ('achu' meaning mould and 'appam' meaning food made with flour) is a deep fried rose cookie made with rice flour.[2][3] It is a signature Syrian Christian food believed to come from Dutch influence.[4][5][6] In Kerala, it is an essential snack for Christians on special days such as Christmas and marriage ceremonies.[2]
Preparation[]
Achappam is made using patterned irons or molds to give a characteristic size, shape, and surface impression.[7] The iron is heated to a very high temperature in oil, dipped into the batter, then re-immersed in the hot oil to create a crisp shell around the metal. The iron is lifted from the oil after the cookie separates from the iron.[3]
Achappam batter is made from a blend of wheat flour or rice flour, eggs, sugar and coconut milk.[6][8]
Achappam can be eaten plain and is also commonly spiced with sesame, cumin, and cardamom.[3][6]
See also[]
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References[]
- ^ "Achappam Recipe: How to Make Achappam". recipes.timesofindia.com.
- ^ a b Gopalakrishnan, Swathi (24 December 2018). "Delivering Noël: Indians celebr-eat their Christmas, and how!". The Statesman. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c Rajkumar, Shanthini (31 December 2015). "Of rose cookies and kalkals". The Hindu.
- ^ Menon, A. Sreedhara (1979). Social and cultural history of Kerala. Sterling.
- ^ Choondal, Chummar (1988). Christian Folklore. Kerala Folklore Academy.
- ^ a b c Abraham, Tanya (2020). Eating With History. Niyogi Books. ISBN 9789389136265.
- ^ Engelhardt, Elizabeth S. D.; Smith, Lora E. (2019). The Food We Eat, the Stories We Tell: Contemporary Appalachian Tables. Ohio University Press. ISBN 978-0-8214-4687-4.
- ^ Bhathena, Tanaz (2019). The Beauty of the Moment. Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). ISBN 9780374308483.
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