Neyyappam/unniappam

Unniappam/Neyyappam

 is a kerala sweetdish with  a crispy golden outer layer and soft spongy inside,emenating flavour of cocount and ghee.lts a childhood favourite, we used to go with family to Ayyappan Temple to savour finest unniappam prasadam.So made them to relive those moments!!!!

Unniappam

Ingredients

Raw rice 1/2 cup

Jaggery 1/2 cup

Ghee 3tbsp

Coconut(diced) 1tbsp

Salt 1 pinch

Baking soda 1/4 tsp

Sesame seeds 1/2 tsp

Banana 1/2 

Cardamom 2pieces

Method

Soak raw rice for 4-5 hours and grind to a slightly coarse paste along with banana and cardamom.

Melt jaggery in a pan until dissolved completely and slightly thick.Let it cool.sortey diced coconut in ghee until golden brown.

Mix the melted jaggery and cococnut pieces well.To this mix add sesame seeds, baking soda, salt and mix well. Rest the batter for 5mins ,the consistency should be like dosa batter.

Instead of adding baking soda you could alternatively ferment the batter overnight.

Heat an appe pan on low flame,add a tsp of ghee ,pour a tbsp of batter into each appam cavity,cook with lid closed in medium flame .when done turn the unniappam and cook till both sides are golden brown.