UNNIYAPPAM

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Unniyappam or Unni Appam are sweet fritters made with rice, banana, a few spices and coconut.

Please bear in mind to buy an Unniyappam pan if you are trying this recipe for the first time.

Ingredients

Method

Soak the raw rice in water for about 3-4 hours,
Melt jaggery with 1/4 cup of hot water and make a thick syrup out of it.
Drain the water from the rice and grind the rice to a smooth paste/ batter using the jaggery solution.
Add the banana along with the seeds from the cardamom pods into rice smooth paste.
Grind everything together to a smooth nice batter.
Fry the coconut bits in oil till it become light brown in color
Now add the fried coconut bits and sesame seeds to the batter and mix well.
Keep this batter for 1-2 hour
Take Unniyappam pan and add oil in it
When hot simmer the flame and pour half spoon of batter into each rounds.
Now increase the flame to medium and allow the appams to cook, pour oil in it
Once cooked, the sides will detach from the pan and will start to rotate in the oil.
If not with the help of a fork turn the unniyappam to cook on the other side to a golden colour.
Once the Unniyappam is brown in color on both the top and bottom, remove them from the pan
Allow them to drain well on paper towels and repeat the same process to make the rest of the appams.
Cool them to room temperature. Serve and Enjoy!

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Posted on September 23, 2022 by Naturals Jaggery -

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