Mutta Pettiyappam is a delicious, low cost snack that can be prepared easily at home. It is a famous Thalassery snack that especially grandmothers and other loved ones prepare especially to send to gulf countries in the 90's. (at least that's how I remember it haha).This is one snack that gives me nostalgic memories. Since it's vacation time and we haven't gone home, I was kind of missing all these pampering of delicious home made snacks and food. With monsoon at India and the scorching heat here, we thankfully had a downpour, alhamdulilah. Felt so good as the heat here was unbearable. Immediately I had this craving for munching on some Mutta pettiyappam. These are made of basic ingredients like egg, powdered sugar, maida, cardamom powder, rava(optional), ghee and a pinch of salt. These are ingredients found in every home, and the process isn't very tiresome, except that it takes some time to fry. I would say to make the diamonds as small as possible, that makes it easier to fry and fun to munch on.

Mine happened to be bigger than I expected. I remember , as a child, I used to sit with one dabba of this and finish it in one go while watching tv. It's addictive and very crunchy. If you do not like it vey crunchy, you may avoid rava, I add rava as I like it super crunchy. There is this flavor at the back of your mouth that makes you want me. It is known by many names Kajoor appam, Mutta pettiyappam, chethappam, thari pettiyappam, pettiyappam etc

I am sharing the recipe of a small batch, as it's just us (me, hub and Huda here). You may double or triple the recipe to make a larger batch. There is no waiting time too. You just have to make sure that the oil is super hot, after which you have to decrease the flame to the lowest flame, as the insides would not cook properly. And fry on medium low until light brown. Do try this out for your kidd, they will love it!

 

Notes:

Do not add rava more, as rava makes it super crunchy and hard. So if you like it crunchy, the lesser, the better.