Red rice hoppers or white rice hoppers have a

distinct flavour .Ground with coconut,coconut

water mixture and few other ingredients and

fermented, this is one good fulfilling breakfast

or dinner.

Click on link for other variations of the same:

https://calinskitchen.com/2018/04/15/variations-of-hopper-mix/

Now to the recipe with red rice

INGREDIENTS

500 gm raw red rice ( you could mix half white

rice too)

1 handful of white rice

1 cup cooked rice*

1 cup coconut water

2 slices bread( optional)

2 tbsp sugar

2 tsp salt

1/2 -1 coconut gratings or cut

3 tbsp all purpose flour

METHOD

Soak the rice for minimum 2-3 hours or

overnight.

Wash well and grind with coconut,cooked

rice,bread,tender coconut water to a fine

semolina consistency .

Now mix with the remaining ingredients.

Cover and set aside to ferment .

After fermentation add 1/4 tsp of baking

soda ,mix well and pour into appam chatty .

( tiny wok like vessels designed for appam)

Cover and cook till the sides are light brown .

Remove gently .

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Note : To get the hoppers easily out of the

pan.Fry an egg with a little oil in the pan

you are going to make .Use a small piece of

the egg to smear with each time you pour

for a hopper.

If you are using a non stick pan then it’s

easier.

But hoppers in the normal pans are much

tastier and crispier.

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* If you don’t have cooked rice .Heat 1 cup water and add semolina or coarse rice and switch off the flame ( 1 minute) .Cover and allow to cool and mix.

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Photo shows egg hoppers and plain hoppers.

Varieties of hoppers like jaggery hoppers,cheese hoppers ,minced meat with cheese…….and many varieties can be made with batter.