Tasty and Healthy Appalam, Appalams have been a crunchy part of South Indian Cuisine for more than a century. They are not only tasty, but highly nutritious as well. Appalams are full of proteins, as their main ingredients are a variety of pulses like urad dal, black gram, chickpeas…They are also a very good source of iron and calcium. They assist in digestion and help regulate cholesterol levels.