The Food Diary - Unniyappam/Banana Appam

 

A simple classic south Indian or Kerala delicacy.Basically a sweet snack made from rice, jaggery, banana and freshly chopped coconut.
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Ingredients

Ghee roasted coconut - 1/4 Cup (chopped into small pieces)

Jaggery - 100 gms

Water - As needed

Rice flour/soaked rice(soak the rice (idli rice) for min 3hrs) - 1 Cup

Ripe(prefer slightly over-riped) Banana - 2 nos

Salt a small pinch

Baking Soda 1/2 tsp

Cardamom Powder - 1 tsp

Dry ginger powder-1/2 tsp

Roasted Sesame Seeds - 1 tsp

Ghee

Method:

First, make a batter of the bananas and soaked rice/rice flour in a blender and keep it aside.

Heat some water in pan ,add jaggery to it.

Let the jaggery melt completely,strain it to a bowl.

Mix the batter with the jaggery,add 1 tsp cardamom powder,ghee roasted black sesame seeds, 1/2 tsp dry ginger powder  and a pinch of salt to it.

Ghee roast the chopped coconuts to golden brown and mix it with the batter.Finally,give a good mix.

Add some water and bring it to a dropping consistency.

Add baking soda and let it sit for 30 mins. If not adding baking soda keep it for an overnight so that it is  fermented properly.

Then heat the paniyaram mould, add some ghee to the moulds.

Pour the batter into the moulds once it is hot.

When cooked on one side flip it so that both the sides get cooked nicely.

Cook for about 6-7 mins till you get a golden brown colour on both sides.

Unniyappam is then ready to be served.

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