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 ...

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 ...