Name: Vattayappam - Traditional Snack
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 cups Rice flour (Ari podi); 2 cups Grated coconut; 1/2 cup Sugar; 2 tbsp Semolina (Rava/Sooji); 1/2 tsp Yeast; 1/2 tsp Sugar; Raisins(Onakkamunthiri) for garnishing; 4 nos Cardamom (Elakka); Salt (As reqd)

Vattayappam – Traditional Snack

By MariaJose

• November 9, 2006

Vattayappam - Traditional Snack

A traditional Kerala snack

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

2 cups Rice flour Ari podi
2 cups Grated coconut
1/2 cup Sugar
2 tbsp Semolina Rava/Sooji
1/2 tsp Yeast
1/2 tsp Sugar
Raisins(Onakkamunthiri) for garnishing
4 nos Cardamom Elakka
Salt As reqd

Instructions

Cook rava with 2 glasses of water till it becomes soft & loose.
Let it cool.
Add 1/4 glass of lukewarm water to yeast followed by 1/2 tsp of sugar.
Allow it to rise.
Grind the coconut with enough water & keep aside.
Take 2 cups rice flour in a vessel, add rava & mix well.
Add yeast & mix well.
Add ground coconut & mix well.
Crush the cardamom and add it to the batter.
:- Make sure that the batter is not too loose. It should have a medium consistency.
Keep it for 3 hrs.
After 3 hrs, add 1/2 cup of sugar or more if reqd, followed by salt & stir well.
Apply a liitle ghee/oil in a cake tin & pour the batter into it.
Put some raisins on top.
Steam it for 20 - 25 mins.
:- You can also use idli plates to steam it.
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Response (4)

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deepa July 4, 2009

it came out really well. thanks.a little tip, if you keep the mixture in the preheated oven at the lowest temperature(it was 50 degrees in mine) you can reduce the time from 3hrs to 1 hour after mixing the ingredients.

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Reshma December 8, 2006

thank you for this recipe..it came out really good.

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diana March 20, 2008

Thankyou very much for this recipie it came out good

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sandhya September 28, 2007

thanks for this recipe….it came out good