Sweet Paniyaram | Banana Appam | Sweet Appe Recipe
Sweet Paniyaram or Banana Appam is an instant, and easy-to-make Indian snack or dessert recipe prepared using wheat flour, ripe banana, and jaggery as the main ingredients in less than 20 minutes.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: Desserts, Snack, sweets
Cuisine: South Indian
Diet: Vegetarian
Servings: 4
Calories: 231kcal
- 1 cup Wheat Flour
- 2 Ripe Bananas
- ⅓ to ½ cup Sugar or jaggery adjust to taste
- ¼ Cardamom Powder
- Pinch of salt
- Pinch of baking soda
- ¾ to 1 cup Water approx.
- Butter or Desi ghee for cooking the appe
Make the sweet appe or paniyaram batter
In a mixing bowl, add the banana and mash it nicely. To this, add flour, grated or powdered jaggery, cardamom powder, a pinch of salt, baking soda, and water little by little and whisk to form a medium-thick batter.
1 cup Wheat Flour, 2 Ripe Bananas, ⅓ to ½ cup Sugar or jaggery, ¼ Cardamom Powder, Pinch of salt, Pinch of baking soda, ¾ to 1 cup Water approx.
How to cook appe or paniyaram?
Heat appe pan or paniyaram pan and add ghee into each mold or hole.
Butter or Desi ghee
Pour the batter into each hole, cover it with the lid, and allow it to cook on medium flame.
When the bottom becomes golden brown, flip using the back of the spoon and cook on the other side until golden brown. Add ghee as needed.
Repeat the process for the remaining batter.
Serve hot with ghee, and enjoy.
- The amount of jaggery you add can be varied based on the sweetness desired and the sweetness of the banana used.
- The amount of water may vary based on the brand of flour and the texture.
- If you want to skip the banana or baking soda, then check out our authentic temple-style appe or paniyaram recipe. I have also added video for reference.
- To make Kerala-style unni appam, add coconut pieces or grated coconut to the batter.
- Any leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight conatiner. Heat it in appe pan with a drizzle of ghee or microwave for 15 sec.
Calories: 231kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.05g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 246mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 38IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 2mg