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Unni Appam Recipe

Traditional South Indian Sweet appam
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Soaking Time 5 hours
Total Time 5 hours 30 minutes
Course Desserts, Snack
Cuisine South Indian
Servings 25 Appams

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup raw rice chawal , soaked and dried
  • 1 cup grated jaggery gur
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh coconut
  • 1 tbsp ghee
  • 1/2 tsp cardamom elaichi powder
  • coconut oil or any other oil for deep-frying

Instructions
 

  • Blend the rice and jaggery together in a mixer to form a thick paste using a little water required.
    1 cup raw rice, 1 cup grated jaggery
  • Heat the ghee in a kadhai, add coconut and sauté till it turns light brown in colour, while stirring continuously.
    1 tbsp ghee, 1/2 cup chopped fresh coconut
  • Add coconut pieces and 2 tbsp of water to the rice, jaggery paste and elaichi powder (cardamom powder) and mix well to make a smooth batter.
    1/2 tsp cardamom
  • Heat the oil in a kadhai, drop a spoonful of the batter and deep fry on a medium flame till they turn golden brown in colour and crisp. Alternatively shape into round balls between the palms of your hands and deep-fry.
    coconut oil or any other oil for deep-frying
  • Repeat with the remaining batter to make unni appams.

Notes

  • Deep fry the appams in the batches of 8 to 10 at a time.