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Unniappam

Sweet appams that are a favourite snack among the Keralites This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

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Unniappam
Main Ingredients Rice flour, Jaggery
Cuisine Kerala
Course Snacks and Starters
Prep Time 2-2.30 hour
Cook time 26-30 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Sweet
Level of Cooking Easy
Others Veg
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Ingredients list for Unniappam

  • 2 cups Rice flour
  • 1 cup Jaggery , chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Ghee
  • 1/4 cup Fresh coconut , cut into small pieces
  • 2 Ripe bananas
  • 1/2 teaspoon Green cardamom powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Dried ginger powder
  • a pinch Nutmeg powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon Baking soda
  • as required Oil

Method

  1. Heat a non-stick pan, add jaggery and ½ cup water and cook, stirring, till jaggery melts. Let the mixture cool.
  2. Heat ghee in another non-stick pan, add coconut pieces and shallow-fry till golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper.
  3. Mash bananas in a mixing bowl with a fork. Add rice flour, green cardamom powder, dried ginger powder, nutmeg powder, baking soda and jaggery syrup. Add 1½ cups water and mix till you get a lump free batter.
  4. Add fried coconut pieces, mix well and keep aside for 1 to 2 hours to ferment.
  5. Heat a appam chatti, drizzle a little oil in each dent. When the oil is hot reduce heat to medium and pour a tablespoon of batter into each dent.
  6. After 2 to 3 minutes, turn the unniappams with a toothpick or satay stick. Cook till the other side turns golden brown. Drain on an absorbent paper.
  7. Arrange the unniappams on a serving platter and serve.
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