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quick vegetable appe recipe | instant vegetable appe | South Indian quick appe is a quick fix snack made using idli batter. Learn how to make instant vegetable appe.

To make quick vegetable appe, combine all the ingredients in a deep bowl and mix well. Heat the appe mould on a medium flame and grease it using little oil. Pour a spoonful of the batter into each of the 7 moulds and cook using little oil till they turn golden brown in colour on the lower surface. Turn each appe upside down using a fork cook till they turn golden brown in colour from the other side. Repeat steps 2 to 4 to make 7 more appes in 1 more batch. Cool slightly, pack the appe in a tiffin box and tomato ketchup in an air-tight container separately.

This instant vegetable appe gets full marks in all aspects – taste, texture, and appeal. Made easily with readymade idli batter, chopped spinach and grated veggies, the snack is not only handy for kids to hold, dunk and gobble up, but they can enjoy it during play too!

No fuss, no mess, this South Indian quick appe is perfect to be packed as a mid-day snack along with tomato ketchup, or a homemade accompaniment like coconut chutney or sambar.

The veggies are absolutely your choice, but prefer to grate and chop them finely. If you like quick vegetable appe, also try other interesting recipes using leftover idli batter like mini cheese uttapa and mixed vegetable handvo.

Tips for quick vegetable appe. 1. Grease appe mould with a brush as it gets greased well and evenly which is very important. 2. Always cook on a medium flame or else they will not cook well and may also get burnt. 3. You can cover and cook your instant vegetable appe but the result will that the appe will be a little softer on the outside. The benefit though is that the appe will cook faster. 4. You can also add 4 tbsp chopped onions to the batter.

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Quick Vegetable Appe, Instant Appe recipe - How to make Quick Vegetable Appe, Instant Appe

Preparation Time:    Cooking Time:    Total Time:     14Makes 14 appe (14 appe )
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Ingredients

For Quick Vegetable Appe
2 cups readymade idli batter
4 tbsp finely chopped spinach (palak)
4 tbsp grated cabbage
4 tbsp grated carrot
1 tsp green chilli paste
salt to taste
oil for greasing and cooking

For Serving With Quick Vegetable Appe
 tomato ketchup
Method

For quick vegetable appe
    For quick vegetable appe
  1. To make quick vegetable appe, combine all the ingredients in a deep bowl and mix well.
  2. Heat the appe mould on a medium flame and grease it using little oil.
  3. Pour a spoonful of the batter into each of the 7 moulds and cook using little oil till they turn golden brown in colour on the lower surface.
  4. Turn each appe upside down using a fork cook till they turn golden brown in colour from the other side.
  5. Repeat steps 2 to 4 to make 7 more appes in 1 more batch.
  6. Cool the to make quick vegetable appe slightly, pack the appe in a tiffin box and tomato ketchup in an air-tight container separately.

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what is quick vegetable appe made off?
  1. what is  quick vegetable appe made off?  instant vegetable appe is made from 2 tbsp finely chopped spinach (palak), 2 tbsp grated cabbage, 2 tbsp grated carrot, 1 cup readymade idli batter, 1/2 tsp slit green chillies paste and salt to taste.

idli batter
  1. You can use 2 cups ready made idli batter to make the recipe. 2 cups is 1/2 kg of idli batter. OR follow our recipe to make idli batter . For Idli batter, we need 1/2 cup urad dal (split black lentils), 1 tbsp fenugreek (methi) seeds, 2 cups par-boiled rice (ukda chawal), 3 tbsp thick beaten rice (jada poha) and salt to taste.
  2. Put the urad dal in a bowl. Fresh urad dal is best suitable to get soft idlis. Current years harvested urad dal will be white in colour without pale yellow shades. So, make use of new urad dal for better fermentation and soft idly.
  3. Add fenugreek seeds. It helps in fermentation and make soft idlis in case you do not find current years harvested urad dal.
  4. Wash it well.
  5. Drain it.
  6. Pour enough water and mix well.
  7. Cover with a lid and keep aside to soak for 4 hours.
  8. Drain it once it is soaked.
  9. In another bowl, add par-boiled rice. For the homemade idli batter, we would highly recommend you make use of par-boiled rice which is a variety of short grained rice. Any variety of short or medium grained like sonna masoori, ponni rice works well. We wouldn’t suggest you to make use of long-grained rice like basmati.
  10. Pour enough water and mix well.
  11. Add thick beaten rice.
  12. Cover with a lid and keep aside to soak for 4 hours.
  13. After 4 hours, drain the soaked parboiled rice and beaten rice. It will look like this.
  14. Transfer the soaked and drained urad dal and fenugreek seeds to a mixer jar.
  15. Add approx. 1 cup of water. Do not add all water at once, start with lesser amount and add water as needed. Traditionally, a stone grinder is used to prepare idli/dosa batter. If you have one, make use of it or you can also make use of a wet grinder or mixer grinder like us. Ensure the batter does not warm up while grinding. If your mixer jar gets heated quickly, make use of cold water while grinding. This will prevent the idly from turning hard.
  16. Blend to a smooth paste, transfer the mixture into a deep bowl and keep aside. A light fluffy batter is a key to soft, pillowy idlis.
  17. Similarly, drain the par-boiled rice and thick rice flakes. Poha is optional but, it helps in giving a spongy texture to South-Indian idli.
  18. Transfer to a mixer jar and add approx. 1½ cup of water. Add enough water to grind the batter and don’t be scared of the amount because less water results in denser idli. Also, the quantity of water depends upon the quality of rice you use.
  19. Blend to a slightly coarse paste and add this mixture to the urad dal-fenugreek seeds mixture. Open the mixer jar once in between, push down the contents and blitz it. For the idli to have a fluffy texture, it is important to soak and blend the dal and rice separately.
  20. Add salt. There are conflicting thoughts about the addition of salt. Many people add before fermentation, many after. But, as per our observation the addition of salt helps in fermentation. Also, regular salt contains iodine which might interfere with the fermentation process so, many people use a non-iodized salt (rock salt or sea salt).
  21. Mix very well with clean hands. Mixing with hands helps in the fermentation process so don’t skip this step.
  22. Cover it with a lid and keep aside to ferment in a warm place for 12 hours. Idli batter requires a warm place to ferment. If you live in a warm place, you can leave the batter outside on your kitchen counter and it will ferment. However, if you live in a cold place, place the batter in the oven with the lights on or in a preheated oven. Depending upon the weather, the batter will require somewhere between 8-12 hours to ferment.
  23. After fermentation, the idli batter will resemble this. The batter will increase in volume and have a bubbly frothy layer on top. There will also be a typical faint sour aroma from the fermented idli batter.
  24. Mix the batter well once again. The batter should have a nice flowing consistency. It should neither be too thick or too runny. Now our idli batter is ready to prepare idli. If not using the entire batter immediately, refrigerate in an air-tight glassware. Storing the idli batter in plastic or steel container, might make the batter sour. You can even make crisp dosa and fluffy uttapam with the same batter!

batter for instant vegetable appe
  1. In a deep bowl put 2 cups readymade idli batter.
  2. Add 4 tbsp finely chopped spinach (palak).
  3. Add 4 tbsp grated cabbage.
  4. Add 4 tbsp grated carrot.
  5. Add 1 tsp slit green chillies paste.
  6. Add salt to taste. We used 1/2 tsp salt.
  7. Mix well.

making instant vegetable appe
  1. To make quick vegetable appe | instant vegetable appe | South Indian quick appe made from idli batter |  heat the appe mould on a medium flame and grease it using little oil. Grease it with a brush as it gets greased well and evenly which is very important.
  2. Pour a spoonful of the batter into each of the 7 moulds.
  3. While cooking appe, grease the sides with of the appe with a brush.
  4. Cook using little oil till they turn golden brown in colour on the lower surface.  Always cook on a medium flame or else they will not cook well and may also get burnt.
  5. Turn each appe upside down using a butter knife or wooden appe stick.
  6. Flip and cook till they turn golden brown in colour from the other side. The second side shoud cook very quickly. Instant vegetable appe is ready.
  7. Serve hot with coconut chutney.

tips for instant vegetable appe
  1.  Grease appe mould with a brush as it gets greased well and evenly which is very important.
  2. Always cook on a medium flame or else they will not cook well and may also get burnt.
  3. You can cover and cook your instant vegetable appe but the result and will that the appe will be a little softer in the inside. The benefit though is that the appe will cook faster.
  4. You can add 4 tbls chopped onions to the batter also.

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Quick Vegetable Appe
5
 on 24 Jun 18 07:30 PM


this recepies is delicious
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Tarla Dalal    Hi Jaisy, Happy to know you liked the recipe. Do try other recipes from our website and let us know how you enjoyed them. Happy cooking!
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25 Jun 18 03:28 PM
Quick Vegetable Appe
5
 on 23 Nov 17 04:29 AM


very nice recipe. adding veg, made it tasty
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Tarla Dalal    Hi, thank you for your kind words.. Do try more and more recipes and let us know how you enjoyed them..happy cooking !!
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23 Nov 17 08:37 AM
क्विक वेजिटेबल अप्पे
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 on 10 Aug 17 08:21 AM


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क्विक वेजिटेबल अप्पे
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 on 14 Dec 16 11:26 AM


Aaj subah nashte me yeh Quick Vegetable Appe banaye the, Bhaccho ke saath-saath hum sabhi badho ne bhi accha taav maara. Its really tasty and healthy breakfast today!!!!
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Quick Vegetable Appe
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Payal Parikh 86
 on 04 Aug 14 09:21 AM


This is a best recipe to use leftover batter, just add some veggies and make these quick appes..they are great to serve for breakfast or even in dabbas....
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