unniappam

    

Servings :	25	Cooking time :	30 Min
Prep :	1 Hr and 10 Min

Ingredients :

1 cup Raw rice

1 cup powdered Jaggery

1 Banana, riped

1 teaspoon cardamom powder

Water as required for grinding

1/2 cup Ghee

Method :

Soak the rice in water for an hour. Rinse and blend it in a blender till smooth. Do not add too much water while grinding. Add in the jaggery and blend it well. Finally add the banana and blend it until the mixture is ground to a fine and smooth batter. The consistency of the batter should be neither too thick or too thin. Stir in the cardamom powder.

Heat the appe chatti pan and heat ghee on a medium flame. Pour the batter in every mould and let it cook till the base is golden and crisp(see picture below)Then turn over each unniappam and cook them till they get a golden brown color. Repeat the same procedure for the remaining batter and  serve hot or cold. These stay good for 1 to 2 days at room temperature.