Pesaha appam ( indri Appam)

Indrri Appam or Pesaha appam is unleavened bread made on MaundyThursday among Jacobite and Catholics in Kerala.As the tradition goes the head of the family cuts the apam and gives it to the other members. Oldest to the youngest. this is done in great reverence and pious atmosphere. 

I remember Kochammama (My Aunt) making the kurishappam .all of us had the meal together and Appachan cut the kurish appam after the evening prayer . To make the kurish appam you have to follow the Lent properly including fasting. During my child hood my mom makes Indri Appam every year and I continue with it.
 Another story about How the name came is the ladies wanted to name this Appam they thought about it nothing came to mind..   When they went to church one of the ladies looked at the cross and Red  INRI. She told the the others and they decided to call it "Indri Appam"

Roasted Rice flour         2 cup
Urad dal (Black gram)        1/2 cup
Coconut          2 cup
Garlic               4
Cumin seed      1 tsp
Shallots             3
Banana leaves   

Grind the urad dal , in to a smooth paste. Use little water as possible to grind. Add coconut,garlic shallots and cumin, grind until everything is combined well. Pour the the batter in to a bowl . Add salt and rice flour. Mix well to make a smooth dough. Dough should not be too watery not too dry. Cut the plantain leaves in about 5" lengths. Take a hand full of dough place it in to the banana leaves press and spread out on the leaf. fold it into three. Steam for about 15 minutes. let it cool for some time. use it with pall ( sweet gravy)

        Pall 

Coconut milk           3 cup
Brown sugar              1/4 kg
Rice flour                   1/4 cup
Banana                       1
Ground Cardamom     1/4 tsp

Dissolve the rice flour in 3 cups of coconut milk add brown sugar. cook under low heat , using a wire whisk to constantly whisking while the gravy is thickening. When the gravy reaches desired consistency add  ground cardamom and sliced banana.

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