Appalu (Rice Flour Delicacy)
October 27th, 2010 filed under User Submitted Recipes
Appalu are an Authentic dish in Andhra Cuisine which are famous for their soft texture and color and of course being not overly sweet. This is an item the whole family can relish and forces you to make again… I bet!.
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup Rice Flour
- 1/4 cup Wheat Flour/ Maida
- 1 cup Jaggery
- 1 cup Water
- 1/4 cup oil to add & oil for frying
- One cut open Ziploc
Method
- In a bowl mix together Rice Flour and Wheat Flour/ Maida.
- Turn on the stove on medium flame, and in a vessel mix water and jaggery and bring it to boil till the jaggery is completely dissolved.
- Add the flour mixture slowly stirring continuously without forming any lumps.
- Once the mixture starts to thicken, you can turnoff the flame.
- Note: Once the mixture cools it should be pliable to form balls.
- Add 1/4 cup oil to it and let it cool down to the temperature where your hands can handle the mixture.
- Heat oil in a kadai on a medium flame.
- Once the oil is heated, grease the Ziploc with oil.
- Make a small ball out of the dough and press into a disc of 0.5cm thickness on the Ziploc uniformly and fry in the oil till golden color.
- Drain them on a paper towel and enjoy !!!
Note: Don’t let them brown as they will become very hard after cooling.
Hi
How to make with out breaking in the oil. It is spreading when i drop it in the oil…
I prepared it for Ganesh Chaturthi.Really easy to prepare and tasty.Thank you for this simple recipe
hi sereesha,
I have lived in Hyderabad for 10 years and never heard of appalu until I got married to my husband who was born in Karimnagar. His family makes this in large quantities, only they call it Happalu and they do not use any wheat flour ( i think!!) Any way thanks for the recipe, I never thought I’d ever find it online!!
In Guyana, we make a similar recipe called paanyaarow. Made with only rice flour, and we fry it in ghee. And im guessing jaggery is like brown sugar?
This looks so yummy and my family love this sweet too.Since long before i was searching for this recipe and will definitely try that.
Thank you.
Hi
Can you tell me how long is its shell life?can they be stored for a longer time or they have to be consumed warm?
thanks
hi Anita,these can be stored for 3-4 days normally,not more than that.
Thanks vini,
I am going to try it today and finish by weekend..