Appe are made of grain and lentil mixed fermented batter. These are fried and steamed cake similar to Idlis. Idlis are totally steamed but appe are cooked with oil. These are spicy and cooked in typical pan named Appe Pan/Appam Patra/Paniaram, containing deep round moulds similar to muffin pans. They are cooked in gas stove. I do not have appe pan. So thought of cooking it with a twist. I thought of making Appe in muffin tray and baking it in oven instead of cooking in oil. For creating the steam, I pour the batter in muffin tin and left one moulds empty. I half filled it with water, covered in with same sized cookie tray and baked it in oven. OMG!! It worked. The appe rose perfectly, flipped it and cooked again. I browned it more than usual appe as per my families liking. It was a heat. Sharing the recipe. So now if you do not have appe pan, then cook it in oven.
I have named it Appe Muffins..