Vattayappam
Ingredients
- 2 cups Raw Rice
- 1 3/4 cups Grated Coconut
- 1 cup Cooked rice
- 4 tbsp Sugar
- 2 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Cardamom powder
- 1 tsp Jeera powder
- 1 tsp Instant dry yeast
- 1 cup Water
- 1/3 cup Raisins and cashew nuts
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
Directions
Wash and clean the rice thoroughly. Soak it rice overnight.
Grind all the above mentioned ingredients together except baking soda to a smooth paste.
Transfer the batter to a high container.
Let the batter ferment for 6-8 hrs.
Grease two 8” pan with ghee or use aluminium cup cake moulds.
Mix baking Soda in 1 tbsp of water. Add to the batter. Add 2-3 tbsps of extra water if the batter is too thick. Stir well. Pour the batter to the prepared pans. Sprinkle raisins and cashew nuts on top.
Steam in idlli cooker for 15 minutes on low flame.
Drizzle some jaggery syrup flavoured with dry ginger powder on top. Serve hot.
To make jaggery syrup- In a saucepan add 1 cup jaggery and 1/2 cup water. Heat on low flame for 10 minutes. Add 1 tbsp of dry ginger powder. Pass the liquid through a strainer. Drizzle over the prepared vattayappam.
