Makes 14

My Bostonian friends will agree with me that Jalapeno Poppah Aappa is a totally wicked appetizah! Aapah, btw, is singular for aape:)
You all know that I am going crazy with my aape pan! The charm of eating my favorite fried foods using just a couple of drops of oil, is very alluring to me.
I made dosa batter for my children who love dosas. So when my husband, who loves aappe, was looking for a quick bite before dinner, I thought of giving this appetizer a try, using the same batter. Psst…I love jalapeno poppers and was hungry too 🙂 Needless to say, it was an instant hit and loved by all!
I made two types- one using plain dosa batter and to another batch of the same batter, I added finely diced onion, jalapenos and grated ginger. The yummy cheesy stuffing is a mix of pickled jalapenos, light veggie cream cheese and cheddar cheese, just combined together.
To make them, in each of the indentations in the aappe pan I add a drop or two of oil or spray it with cooking spray. I use olive oil in the Misto spray can. I pour some batter in each, top with the cream cheese jalapeno mixture in the center, and cover it with some more batter. That easy! I cover the pan and let it cook on medium heat, about 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Crisp on the outside, fluffy inside and ooh so cheesy in the center!
Do try this quick and easy, healthiah, Jalapeno Poppah Aappah!
Ingredients-
- Dosa batter- using basic recipe of 1 part urad dal to 3 parts of rice + some fenugreek/ methi seeds
- Sea salt to taste (if your batter does not have salt already added to it)
- 1 small red onion, diced
- 1 or 2 pickled jalapenos, diced
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
For the filling-
- 2 tablespoons light veggie cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons grated extra sharp cheddar or a combination of extra sharp cheddar and your favorite cheese
- 2 to 3 pickled jalapenos, diced (or to taste)
A teaspoon of oil or oil spray
To make the Jalapeno Poppah Aapah-
- To the dosa batter, add salt, if needed. If making the spiced batter, add the diced onion, jalapenos and grated ginger too.
- Mix together all the ingredients for the filling.
- Heat the appe pan on medium heat. Drizzle a couple of drops in each indentation or spray with oil. Add batter to each indentation until it is half full.
- Top with the cream cheese mixture. Add more batter on top, to cover the filling.
Top with the jalapeno popper mixture - Cover and let it cook for about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove cover, lightly brush aape with oil and turn them in the pan. Cook for another 2 minutes or so.
Come and get it! Crispy on the outside, fluffy inside with a cheesy center.
Remove from pan and serve with quick chutney or with the store bought green chutney. Enjoy!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Love,
Sandhya
Wow amazing!! This looks fantstic!
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Thanks Lynn!
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they are wow amazing! I honestly wish I could try this Sandhya!!
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They look cheesy & delicious!! What a great pan 😍
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Thanks Linda!
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I love jalapeno poppers and I like the idea of using pickled ones. My nephew’s birthday is next week and he would just love these. Hmm – what could I substitute for the aape pan? I’ll figure something out 🙂
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Judy, hope your nephew likes them. I am fascinated by different names of the aape pan …wonder about the history. Thanks to our blogger friends, I am finding so many similarities in names of different foods too.
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Looks delicious
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Thank you so much!
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Oh my goodness, this looks so yum!!
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Thank you Jen!
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Yum! These look amazing!
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Thank you Antonia!
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OMG OMG OMG Sandy
This is torture… Trying soon!😘😘😘
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Sonal, Thank you! Let me know how you like it.
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I love jalapeño poppers too, and I can’t wait to make this! It didn’t occur to me to fill these with cheese.
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Thanks Greg! they do taste awesome, if I may say so myself:)
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Superb! I love the cheesy look of the Appah and the idea of pickled Jalapeños. ❤
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Thanks Aruna. I was happy that my children, who normally are not aape fans, also loved this cheesy version:) and I love the pickled jalapenos too.
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Looks so delicious !!
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Thank you Serena!
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These look very addictive! 🙂
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Thanks Ronit. They are addictive and I am happy that they are on the healthier side. My children who do not like the aape as such, also enjoyed them. So that was a plus for me:)
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Hehe, I love the names of these goodies!! How fun 😀 And I can imagine how good they taste! Another recipe for my æbleskiver pan, thank you!!!
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Of course – I have this pan and will use it – thanks for the reminder Naina 🙂
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Judy,
Yes it is the same pan that is back in fashion:)
Hope you like the Jalapeno Poppah Aapah! I like jalapeno poppers too and like to recreate the flavor in dips and fillings
same pan
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Thanks Naina! My tribute to the city I live close to for so many years now!
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Ah-maze-zing! Look at that gooey cheesy center! YUM!
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Thank you so much!
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These sound and look so great (especially with that cheesey filling). The aape pan must be so useful because you only need to use a bit of oil…and now I’m thinking about all the other things that can be done in it like abelskiver and takoyaki too!
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Yes I am going nuts using the pan for so many things. It is fascinating how different cultures have been using the pan, with different names.
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Loved the recipe. I am definitely going to try this. Thanks sandhya for a great idea.
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i am so glad you liked it! It was a hit with the children too!
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Now this is amazing fusion food. You outdid yourself with this dish Sandhya. Excellent idea.
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Thank you so much Ana! Truly grateful for your inspiring words!
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Oh, wow. I’ve been looking at the ebelskiver pan for Weber grills and this looks like a great use. This YouTube video shows the pan used on the grill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La-ijpLxTEA
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Thanks Barbara! I love to cook on the grill. the flavor is so unique, right?
Will definitely try that. Thanks again!
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Oh my heavens! I could eat these as a meal. They look amazing, and would dress up any appetizer table!
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Thank you so much Julie!
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Nominated you for The Beautiful Blogger Award
http://stephysweetbakes.com/2015/08/11/beautiful-blogger-award/
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Oh Stephy! You made my day! Thank you so much !
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Keep up the beautiful work sweety
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Wow, these look amazing!!
When you say 3 parts rice, is that rice flour or cooked rice? Thanks 🙂
I need to find myself one of those pans!! 🙂
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Thanks Bec! I use 2 parts of raw rice and 1 part of rice flour. Those pans are available all over the world with different names I guess:)
Btw,you have a great blog!
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Thanks for answering my question Sandhya! 🙂 I’ll try looking in our Asian grocers to see if they stock the pan.
Your blog is great! 🙂
Thanks so much for stopping by! I really appreciate it 🙂
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I did nominate you for the Liebster Award. I love your authentic recipes and the colorful blog!
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Thank you so much for thinking of me. I really appreciate your kind words about my blog too.
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You are very welcome!
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This looks and I bet tastes great, Sandhya. Thanks for including light cream cheese, too. 🙂
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Thanks Robin. I try to fight that (losing) battle of the bulge every way I can:)
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Can I make this in oven using cupcake pan?
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Jyotsna, I have not tried the urad dal+ rice batter in a cupcake pan. But as with aape pan, if you put some oil in a preheated muffin pan, it may work but it is much easier on stove top. If you have a small cast iron pan, you could do a sandwich with the batter and cheese in the middle and cut it in triangles. i did something similar with the curried kale cornbread sandwich. https://indfused.wordpress.com/2015/05/15/curried-kale-cornbread-sandwich/
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Reblogged this on Indfused and commented:
Making these aape again as they are perfect for this cool and rainy weather today!
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Thank you Sandhya for re-posting this recipe. Maybe now I’ll finally remember to get the pan to make these! 🙂
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Ronit, I made these again after a long time too. The children love them too and they were perfect for the cool ,rainy weather we are having.
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Wow Sandhya! I love jalapeno peppers and cheese. This looks amazing!
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Thank you Antonia for your kind words!
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