Ingredients
 
Rice  4  Cup   
Coconut  1  Cup  grated or cut into small pieces 
Rice  1/2  Cup  or one handful (cooked rice from previous day) 
Baking Soda  1/4  Teaspoon  I use yeast(1/2 pkt or 4 gms) 
Salt  To Taste   
 

Preparation
1. Soak rice for 4-6 hours.
2. Dissolve the yeast in some warm water.
3. Grind the rice along with the grated coconut & cooked rice thoroughly.
4. Now add the dissolved yeast & salt.
5. After mixing in all the ingredients, keep the batter to ferment overnight.
6. The following morning, the batter would have fermented & is now ready to make the appams.

To make appams:-
1. Pour some(4 tbsp) batter into the appa chatti(the pan) and rotate the pan to get a thin layer of batter on the sides, with more batter in the middle.
2. Keep it covered and cook in medium flame for about a minute.
3. When cooked take the appam out with a spatula and it is ready to serve.