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Apple Kums/Pola- Malabar Snack



Apple Kums/Pola

Kums is an innovative dish from the Malabar region if Kerala.  It is a popular Iftar snack, made during the Ramadan month.  If you love tea time snacks here is a quick and no fuss snack made with eggs and apples, which you will surely enjoy. Kids will love this sweet delicacy.
 
Apple Kums  looks like a cake, but has a pudding like texture,moist and tender. It is an egg based dessert and is slow cooked on stove top. The custard is allowed to cook and set till it is firm and can be sliced. You can make it with egg as the key ingredient or flavor with fruits. It has the right amount of sweetness to satisfy sweet cravings and the flavor of apples. You can also add other fruits like pineapple, plantain, jack fruit etc. Cardamom and ghee add a pleasant aroma and taste. You can also add flavors like vanilla, cinnamon or nutmeg. You can serve this apple pudding with a dollop of vanilla ice cream, or frozen whipped cream.Try this, tea time snack. You will surely love it. Happy cooking!


Apple Kums/Pola Recipe


Cooking time- 30 minutes
Recipe Type- snack
Cuisine- Kerala/Indian 

 
Ingredients
Apple-2
Egg-4
Maida- 2 tsp
Milk powder- 5 tsp
Sugar -5 tsp
(adjust according to taste)
Cardamon powder-  1/2 tsp
(or use vanilla essence)
salt- a pinch
Ghee- 1 tsp
Raisins or cashew nuts to garnish


In a large bowl beat egg, sugar, salt, and cardamom powder till light and fluffy, till the egg doubles in size. You can use a hand blender or a whisk. Add the flour and milk powder and gently fold in with the egg mixture. Peel the apple, and make it into a puree. Gently mix this into the egg batter.


 Take a deep heavy bottom pan. Add ghee and when hot, pour the batter in, cover, and cook in very low flame for about 15-20 minutes or till the top is set and firm. The side will brown up and will start leaving the edges of the pan. If it is browning up quickly, place the pan over a tawa to avoid direct heat. Allow this to cool in the pan and then invert into a plate, slice, and serve. Serve this with tea or chill and serve a dessert.


You might also like,
Kaya Pola/Plantain cake
Kilikoodu/Malabar Snack
Caramelized Plantain/Ethakka vilayichathu
Unnakaya
Neyyappam
Undanpori

Try this
Hope you will all enjoy!

Comments

  1. looks very tempting n delicious dear,good way to sneak in eggs and apples together for kids :)

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    1. Yes Julie,you are right,my kid loved it..hope you will also try this :)

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  2. This looks delicious and yummy..

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  3. what a lovely dish...I would like to try it...

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  4. yum yum spongy pola\
    hope you will link this recipe to my event
    http://remyasean.blogspot.in/2015/01/first-blog-anniversary-and-giveaway.html

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  5. This looks delicious, new to me, would love to try it..

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  6. Sounds too gud ,healthy,low in calories..must try fr kids..

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