Achappam
Achappam ('achu' meaning mould and 'appam' meaning food made with flour) is a deep fried rose cookie made with rice flour. It is a signature Syrian Christian food.[2][3] In Kerala, it is an essential snack for Christians on special days such as marriage ceremonies. They are made using patterned irons to give a characteristic size, shape, and surface impression.[4] The batter is a blend of wheat flour, eggs, sugar and whole milk. The iron has a handle and a suspended patterned mould at its end. 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 by the oil after the cookie is separated from the iron.[5]
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Mold used for making Achappam
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Type | Cookie, Waffle |
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Region or state | Kerala |
Created by | St Thomas Christians |
Cooking time | 45 minutes to 60 minutes |
Main ingredients | Rice flour |
Ingredients generally used | Egg, Milk, Sesame seeds |
634 kcal (2654 kJ)[1] | |
Similar dishes | Rosette (cookie) |
See also
- List of fried dough varieties
- Appam
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References
- "Achappam Recipe: How to Make Achappam". recipes.timesofindia.com.
- Menon, A. Sreedhara (1979). Social and cultural history of Kerala. Sterling.
- Choondal, Chummar (1988). Christian Folklore. Kerala Folklore Academy.
- 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.
- Rajkumar, Shanthini (31 December 2015). "Of rose cookies and kalkals". The Hindu.
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