Name: Tiranga Appe recipe by Shreela Sasidharan at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: Idli batter - 1+ 1/2 cups; Carrot - medium - pureed; Boiled green peas - 1/4 cup; Oil - As required; Coriander leaves ground to a paste 1/ 4 cup blanched pureed spinach leaves or everyday green coriander / mint leaves chutney

ABOUT Tiranga Appe RECIPE

Appes are healthier bite sized versions of anything deep / shallow fried...can be both savoury or sweet.These can be served as starters as well

Ingredients Serving: 3

Idli batter - 1+ 1/2 cups
carrot - medium - pureed
Boiled green peas - 1/4 cup
oil - As required
coriander leaves ground to a paste 1/ 4 cup blanched pureed spinach leaves or everyday green coriander / mint leaves chutney

Instructions

Divide Batter into 3 equal portions.
Portion 1 - Mix in pureed carrot
Portion 2 - Mix it with the green mixture - you must have prepared either green peas mixture or spinach leaves mixture or green chutney.
Portion 3 - keep it as it is
In this way all 3 colored batters are ready
Heat Appe pan, when hot , add few drops of oil in each hole
Now pour ladle full of white batter into each hole, as many as is filled slightly more than halfway.
Close with lid and cook for couple of minutes.
Open lid , flip over and cook the other side as well for couple of minutes. Do not over cook as white color will turn to brownish and it will get over cooked
Repeat above process with remaining 2 portions - orange and Green
Appes of all the 3 colors are ready. Tiranga Appes ready. Serve with any fiery chutney of your choice

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