- 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.