Get To Know: Chelo’s Sweet Appam

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A sweet spot in Bangsar, customers will be spoiled for choice with 18 different types of appam, vegetarian food and snacks.   Chelo’s Sweet Appam  6, Lorong Ara Kiri 3, Lucky Garden,  Bangsar, 59100 Kuala Lumpur   Operation hours:  11am - 10pm  (Closed on Sundays)   Story by: Sheela Vijayan  Shot by: Bani Jamian  Presented by: Theevya Ragu  Edited by: Selven Razz   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2024/09/03/chelos-appam-still-a-sweet-treat-after-36-years/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTLifestyle #GetToKnow #Chelos #SweetAppam

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00:00Hi, I'm Chello Chanadevi.

00:03I'm the founder of Chello Sweet Appam.

00:06Please come and try all my food.

00:09Craving some tantalizing and freshly made appam?

00:12Chello Sweet Appam in Bangsar will hit that spot.

00:16You'll be spoiled for choice with 18 variations of this Indian sweet treat,

00:21such as palappam, brown sugar appam, biscoff appam,

00:25banana appam, corn appam, peanut appam, and even durian appam.

00:31There are also scrumptious vegetarian offerings,

00:34including nasi lemak, puri, dosa, and idli,

00:37as well as snacks such as kadipavs, vade, and fried popiah.

00:42Pair the food with a hot cup of brew coffee or masala tea,

00:46and you're in for a satisfying, lip-smacking meal.

00:50In the early days, Chello Chinna set up a simple stall in Bangsar

00:54and only served two types of appam.

00:57I started this when I was 28 years old.

01:01At that time, it was March 6, 1988.

01:05Based on her customers' suggestions,

01:07she gradually increased the items on her menu.

01:1036 years on, and her business has grown,

01:13even though her journey, unlike her appam, hasn't always been sweet.

01:18Her husband, Paramasivam Chelya, with whom she was running the business,

01:23passed away from a heart attack in January 2022.

01:27Stricken with grief, Chello Chinna closed her business for a month.

01:31Eventually, she reopened with a new resolve to give her best to her customers.

01:36She moved to her present shop in July,

01:39and today, Chello's sweet appam is stronger than ever.

01:43I feel more happy once I move here.

01:46I feel more happy. My customers are very happy.

01:50For the full story on Chello's sweet appam and more,

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