Unniyappam

Ingredients:-

Raw rice                                                              - 1 cup

Par boiled rice                                                   - 1 cup            

(Preferably ponni puzhukkalari)

Jiggery (bellam/ brown sugar) grated         - 1 ½ cup

Cardamom powder                                          - 1 tea spoon

Dry ginger powder                                           - ½ tea spoon

Cumin seed powder                                         - ½ tea spoon

Coconut cut into small pieces                        - 1 table spoon

Plantain small (cheru pazham)                     - 1

Baking soda (optional)                                    - ¼ tea spoon

Oil/ Vanaspathi/ Ghee to deep fry                       

Method:-

Soak rice for 3 hours. Wash the rice and drain water. Grind it in a mixer with grated jiggery to smooth batter adding sufficient water. Smash the banana well with your hand. Add smashed banana, cardamom powder, pepper powder, cumin seed powder, baking soda and coconut to the rice batter. The consistency of the batter should be a little bit looser than dosa batter.

Heat oil in an Unniyappam Pan and fill batter in each impression just above half full, reduce heat to medium and allow to cook. When one side is done flip over to the other side and cook. Cook until both sides are golden brown. Remove and put them in a tissue paper. Serve hot when oil is drained fully.

NB: - Usually Unniyappam is made of raw rice. I used par boiled rice too make it soft and more tasty. Try and enjoy!!