The perfect appam has a soft centre and a thinner than wafer crust with the perfect-sized tiny holes. This perfect consistency is achieved by a delicate process of pouring the batter into the Appa ...

Leela Mathew says she feels emotional every time she makes the pesaha appam on Maundy Thursday. “It reminds me of my ammachi (mother),” says Leela over a call from Baltimore. She left for the ...