Unniyappam (Sweet rice fritters)
Unniyappam is the traditional snack of Kerala.It’s an unavoidable item in special occasions like Vishu and Onam and unniyappam has been the offering in many temples in Kerala as prasadam(food that has been offered to god). This delicious sweet rice fritters got its name from its size” unni” means s
Servings
5serving
Cook Time
60minutes
Servings
5serving
Cook Time
60minutes
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Clean and soak rice in water for at least 5-6 hour.(if using rice flour well roast it and keep aside.)
  2. Melt jaggery with 3/4 cup water in a low flame and make a thick syrup,switch off flame and strain for removing impurities.
  3. drain the water from rice and grind rice along with jaggery syrup to a semi coarse batter.(if you touch the batter you should feel some grains in it).if the batter is too thick add more water,the batter should have a dropping cosistency.transfer the batter in to a large bowl.
  4. heat ghee in a pan and fry coconut slices until it become light brown.remove from pan and keep aside.
  5. in the same pan add black sesame seed and roast it for few minutes remove it from pan and keep aside.
  6. peel and mash banana,then add this to the rice batter.add all other ingredients except ghee and coconut oil.mix all ingredients together thoroughly and make a soft thick batter of dropping consistency.
  7. tightly close the bowl and keep aside for 5-6 hours or overnight(if you are in a hurry keep aside for 20-30 minutes then prepare unniyappam but if you want the exact softness you should keep the batter at least 6 hours.)
  8. Heat unniyappa chatty(vessel)pour oil in each cell till half of the cell is filled.
  9. let the oil become hot(not smoking hot,medium).once the oil gets hot lower the flame.
  10. drop spoonful of batter in to each cell,and deep fry both sides in a medium flame until it become golden brown,(make sure you pour the batter up to half of the cell,once the bottom side become golden dark brown turn the unniyappam and cook the other side,add more oil whenever needed.)repeat the same until you finish the batter.
  11. transfer the cooked unniyappams in to a paper towel.
  12. serve and enjoy!!!

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