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unniyappam recipe | unniappam | neyyappam | banana appam

easy unniyappam recipe | unniappam | neyyappam | banana appam
Course sweet
Cuisine kerala
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Soaking Time 4 hours
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 21 pieces
Author HEBBARS KITCHEN

Ingredients

  • 1 cup raw rice
  • 2 small banana chop
  • 3 pods cardamom / elachi
  • ¾ cup jaggery / gud
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
  • 2 tbsp coconut chopped
  • ¼ tsp dry ginger powder
  • 1 tsp black sesame seeds / til
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • pinch salt
  • ghee / clarified butter for roasting

Instructions

  • firstly, soak 1 cup rice for 4 hours.
  • drain off the water and transfer to the blender.
  • add 2 small banana and 3 pods cardamom.
  • blend to slightly coarse paste without adding any water.
  • now in a tawa take ¾ cup jagger and 2 tbsp water.
  • keeping the flame on medium, stir and dissolve jaggery.
  • boil to a thick consistency, further cool the jaggery syrup slightly.
  • filter the jaggery syrup and pour over rice batter.
  • mix well, make sure to get thick dosa batter consistency.
  • further in a small kadai heat 1 tbsp ghee and roast 2 tbsp coconut pieces. 
  • roast to a golden brown without burning coconut.
  • pour the fried coconut along with ghee over batter.
  • also add ¼ tsp dry ginger powder, 1 tsp black sesame seeds, ¼ tsp baking soda and pinch salt.
  • mix well making sure to attain thick dosa batter consistency.
  • heat appe pan and pour half tsp of ghee in each mould of appe pan.
  • pour the batter into each appe mould.
  • roast to golden brown on both sides or cook until the toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • finally, enjoy unniyappam / neyyappam hot topped with ghee if required.