Name: UNNIAPPAM / UNNIYAPPAM recipe by Shanthi Krishnakumar at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Rice flour - 1 1/2 cups; Small ripe bananas - 2; Crushed jaggery - 3/4 cup; Water - 1/4 cup (or as needed); Cardamom powder - 1 tsp; Chopped Coconut bits - 3 tsp; Dry ginger powder/Sukku podi - 1 tsp; Coconut Oil/Ghee - to deep fry; Sesame seeds (white or black) - 1 tsp (optional)

ABOUT UNNIAPPAM / UNNIYAPPAM RECIPE

Unniappam is a traditional kerala prasadam with mashed bananas offered in temples and also offered to the Lord during festivals.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Rice flour - 1 1/2 cups
Small ripe bananas - 2
Crushed jaggery - 3/4 cup
Water - 1/4 cup (or as needed)
Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
Chopped Coconut bits - 3 tsp
Dry ginger powder/Sukku podi - 1 tsp
Coconut Oil/Ghee - to deep fry
Sesame seeds (white or black) - 1 tsp (optional)

Instructions

Dry roast the rice flour until hot.
Heat a ladle of water, melt jaggery, strain the impurities, keep aside.
Mash the bananas. Ghee fry the coconut bits. Dry roast the sesame seeds.
Mix rice powder, jaggery syrup, mashed banana and grind together to form a semi-thick, smooth batter. (Add water as and when needed).
Add fried coconut bits, sesame seeds, dry ginger powder, cardamom powder and mix well.
Heat coconut oil or ghee in an "appakaral"(appam mould), pour the batter to 3/4th of the holes.
Ensure medium heat, when the bottom portion is light brown in colour, flip with stick or spoon to the other side and cook until golden brown on both sides.
Take them out and drain in a kitchen towel.
Pour some more ghee / oil while doing the next batch.
Kerala unniappam is ready to offer to the Lord.

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