Rice Appalam/Arisi appalam/Rice aplam/Arisi aplam

Rice Appalam:

 It is too hot out. This is the right season for making appalam and vadagam etc.. I made this rice appalam in home it comes out well and tastes good. I love this home made appalam which does not contain any preservatives and all. It is also very easy to make .You too try this recipe in your kitchen and let me know how it turns for you.

Ingredients:

1. Rice Flour - 2 cups
2. Lemon- 1 
3. Green Chillies - 2nos
4. Salt - as required

Method:

• Take a mixing bowl and add 2 cups of rice flour in it.
  
• Grind salt green chillies and lemon extract(from 1 lemon) to a fine paste.
  
  
  
  
• Add this grinded paste to the flour and mix well add water and knead it to a dough.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Take a idli cooker and steam the dough .
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• After the dough get cooked cut into pieces and grind it in the mixer( it looks like crumbles) and again knead it to a dough by applying oil in your hands.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Make small balls over the kneaded dough and roll it thin.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Dry it under the hot sun( 2 hrs is enough for your rice appalam to get ready!!)
  
• Fry this in a hot oil.
  

Coffee and Cocoa powder face mask

Coffee and Cocoa powder face mask:

    This face pack recipe works well in all skin types.The combination of this two ingredients makes your skin feel fresh and elegant. I won't give you false promise that this will make your skin fair and fair. But I swear this mask will purifies the skin pores and you can feel the difference in this. It is very easy to make and use.

Works for Skin Types*:

• Normal - You can add yogurt/curd or honey or lemon.
• Oily skin types - lemon
• Dry Skin - honey

Things Needed:

• Coco powder - 2 tsp
• Coffee powder - 2 tsp
• honey - 1 tsp

Method:

• Here i use Hershey's cocoa powder you can use any of the brands.
• For coffee powder you can use any type or instant coffee powder or the beans. If you are using the coffee beans then powder it and use.
  
• Take a small bowl and add coco powder, coffee powder, honey(since my skin is dry skin type i use honey here, use according to the skin types *)
  
• Mix well .
  
• Wet your face and pat dry it.
• Apply this mixture and leave it for at-least 30 minutes.
• Wash off with cold water.