page_title: Appam
section_title: Variations
hierarchical_section_title: Appam / Variations
caption_attribution_description: appam with kadala curry from kerala
context_page_description: Appam is a South Indian pancake dish, made with fermented rice batter and coconut milk, common in the South Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, as well as the island nation of Sri Lanka. It can be made and served in both sweet and savoury varieties, with the centre of the appam having either a creamy, coconut milk layer or a sunnyside up-style fried egg. Appam is usually served for breakfast or dinner.
  Other South Indian dishes that were inspired by the appam include idiyappam and achappam.
caption: Appam served with chickpea curry from Kerala
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