Whole wheat sweet appam recipe

• Soak the jaggery in enough warm water to immerse it well. Crush and heat until slightly thick. Strain and set it aside.
• Add wheat flour in a mixing bowl and combine it with jaggery syrup. Mix well and add enough water to make a batter of pouring consistency. Mix in rice flour and ensure there are no lumps. Add the coconut, cardamom powder, cooking soda, and mashed banana.
• Mix the ingredients thoroughly. Heat the greased paniyaram pan ensuring each slot is covered with oil. Fill every paniyaram slot with appam batter. Cover and cook for about 1 minute. Flip sides and cook evenly until golden brown. Serve hot.

Trivia

The whole wheat sweet appam recipe derives its nutritional value and taste from wheat. Interestingly, wheat has been milled for over 75,000 years now. It is believed that wheat originated in the Euphrates and Tigris river valleys near Iraq.

The name “cereal” is derived from Ceres, the Roman Goddess, who protects grains.

Jaggery is used to form the inner lining of earthen ovens. Furthermore, jaggery was widely used as a building material in ancient times when combined with clay, lime, and sand. It can join bricks, acting in the manner of cement. It is still possible to see jaggery being used as a building material in some parts of the world.