COOKWITHJAMMY/TRADITIONAL KERALA UNNIYAPPAM

Unniyappam is a popular sweet in kerala, which is made using rice flour. In tamil it is known as sweet paniyaram. Most of the people love unniyappam for their soft and fluffy texture. We offer unniyappam as nivedyam to Lord krishna during sree krishna jayanti.

INGREDIENTS

1. Raw rice-1 cup
2. Banana-3-4
3. Jaggery-250gms
4. Cardamom powder-1 tsp
5. Baking soda-a pinch
6. Coconut pieces-2tbsp

COOKING TIME	MAKES
30 minutes	30

INSTRUCTIONS

• Soak the raw rice in water for about 4 hours.                                    
• Grind and seive the flour when the rice is slightly wet.                                  

• Melt jaggery with half cup water.                                                           

• Grind the bananas and add it to the flour.                                        

• Now add the required quantity of melted Jaggery and cardamom powder to the flour and mix them. Batter consistency should not be too loose or very thick. Allow it to ferment for about 10-12 hours.                                                          

• Roast the coconut pieces in ghee and add it to the mix. Also add a pinch of baking soda(optional).                                                

•  Heat oil or ghee in the unniyappam pan. Fill only 3/4th of  space with batter and cook in medium flame.cook until both the sides become light brown in colour.                                                                    

• Now the tasty soft unniyappam is ready.                                       

 TIPS

If the batter turns thick after fermentation, you can loose the batter by adding  1 or 2tbsp melted jaggery  and then make the unniyappam.