Name: Unniyappam - Kuzhiyappam
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 2 cup Rosted Rice powder (can use puttupodi or idiyappam podi available in market ); 1/4 cup Maida (All purpose flour); 2 to Jaggery; 1/2 kg Banana (cheru pazham/palayam thodan); Sugar (u can reduce the amount of jaggery and add sugar if u want); 1/2 tsp Sesame (ellu); Coconut pieces (a handful, small); 1/4 of Coconut (grated); 1/4 tsp Cardamom powder (opt); Salt (one pinch); Cooking soda (opt); 2 tsp Ghee; 1 cup Milk or water; Oil (for frying)

Unniyappam - Kuzhiyappam

Unniyappam using rice flour and banana

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Prep Time 40

Total Time 40

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

2 cup Rosted Rice powder can use puttupodi or idiyappam podi available in market
1/4 cup Maida All purpose flour
2 to Jaggery
1/2 kg Banana cheru pazham/palayam thodan
Sugar u can reduce the amount of jaggery and add sugar if u want
1/2 tsp Sesame ellu
Coconut pieces a handful, small
1/4 of Coconut grated
1/4 tsp Cardamom powder opt
Salt one pinch
Cooking soda opt
2 tsp Ghee
1 cup Milk or water
Oil for frying

Instructions

Grind the grated coconut into fine paste and keep aside.
Melt jaggery in 1/4cup of hot water and keep aside.
In a blender add banana and make a fine paste.
Fry the coconut pieces in 2 tsp of ghee till it become light brown in colour.
Add sesame and fry till it splutters and keep these also aside.
In a vessel add rice flour, maida, sugar, salt, cooking soda, coconut paste, jaggery, fried coconut, sesame, cardamom powder, banana paste and mix well.
Add water or milk and mix well. :- The batter should be like idly batter. :- If u want u can grind this mix in a mixer and make a fine paste before adding fried coconut and seasame seeds. :- If u feel the batter is thick u can add water or milk to make the right consistency. :- Sweetness is also depends up on u. You can reduce or increase the sugar or jaggery according to ur taste.
Keep this batter for minimum 2 to 3 hours in a tight container .
After 3 hours take a kuzhiyappam pan. :- This is a non stick pan, so you can easily make unniyappam without the fear of sticking. :- Pour oil( Coconut oil is more good to get the authentic taste) in each rounds and heat the pan.
When hot simmer the flame and pour 1 tablespoon of batter into each rounds.
Slightly increase the fire and allow the appams to cook.
After 2 minutes turn the appam to upside down and cook that side also.
When both sides become brown colour, remove the appam from the oil.
Repeat the same process to make the rest of the appams.
Note:- Pour oil in the rounds whenever needed. Appam should be cooked inside also ..Check this by inserting a fork or small stump .Don`t burn the appam by cooking in high flame.
:Tasty unniyappams are ready!! Enjoy making and eating ..

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Unniyappam – Kuzhiyappam