Unniappam

Ingredients

• 2 cups rice flour
• 1 cup chopped jaggery
• 1 tablespoon ghee + for cooking
• ¼ cup chopped fresh coconut
• 2 ripe bananas
• ½ teaspoon green cardamom powder
• ½ teaspoon dried ginger powder
• ¼ teaspoonp nutmeg powder
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda

Method

1. Heat a nonstick pan. Add jaggery, ½ cup water and cook till jaggery melts. 
2. Heat ghee in a nonstick pan. Add coconut and sauté till golden brown.
3. Peel the bananas and mash them with a fork.
4. Add rice flour, green cardamom powder, dried ginger powder, nutmeg powder, baking soda, cooked coconut pieces, jaggery syrup and mix well.
5. Add 1¼ cups water and mix well to form a thick batter. Set aside for 1-2 hours.
6. Heat ghee in a paniyaram pan and add a spoonful of mixture in each dent and cook on medium heat for 5-6 minutes. Turn and cook on other side for 2-3 minutes more.
7. Serve hot.