Kerala Unniappam

UNNI APPAM

Ingredients

Raw rice-2 cups
jaggery -1/2 kg
bananas -if small in size 7 nos.
soda bi carbonate - a pinch
Elaichi powder-1/4 teaspoon

Method

soak the rice for two hours,wash well and drain out the water. now dry grind it in the mixie without adding water,to a fine powder
transfer it to a bowl. keep it aside.
powder the Jaggery so that there is no lumps. add a hand full of water to it and bring it to boil.
now filter the jaggery onto the rice flour kept in the bowl Add the bananas to it. combine it well. I used an electric beater to combine well.
Now let it stay still for 24 hours.

Next day

Heat a paniyara kadai ,pour refined oil so that all the areas in the kadai is filled with oil.let it to heat.
Now pour in the prepared batter{with added soda bicarbonate} with a table spoon into the holes in the paniyara kadai.The flame should be medium.let it to cook,and turn the unniappam so both the sides get cooked.now drain it from the oil and let it cool and it is ready to eat.you get soft unniappams.

1.Using a paniyara kadai gives a shape to the unniappams.

2.medium flame stops the appam from burning or turning black.