Unniyappam (ഉണ്ണിയപ്പം)

Unniyappam (ഉണ്ണിയപ്പം)
By : Lakshmi Ajith
കുഴിയപ്പം, കാരപ്പം , കാരോലപ്പം എന്നീ പേരുകളിലും അറിയപ്പെടുന്നു.

INGREDIENTS:
Raw rice(പച്ചരി) - 1 cup
Jaggery (ശർക്കര) - 2 large pieces
Small banana (മൈസൂർ പഴം) - 2
Sesame (എള്ള്) - 1 table spoon
Fried Coconut pieces (കൊട്ട തേങ്ങ) - 3 table spoon
Water- as required
Ghee and oil mixed- as required
A pinch of salt
Soak the rice for 2 hrs. Drain it well. (by placing the rice in a news paper) grind to coarsely fine flour, like puttupodi. Melt the jaggery with 1 cup of water, and strain it. To this add rice flour, mashed banana, sesame, salt, and fried coconut pieces. Make a soft batter like idly batter. If you need, add more water. Keep the batter for 3 hrs for soft unniappam. Then place an അപ്പകാര on the flame. Pour the oil and ghee, mixed together to each കാര. When it becomes hot, pour the batter to each കാര . Keep the flame medium. Turn the അപ്പം to other side. When it becomes brown colour, remove from the കാര to a tissue paper.
Tips: If you wish to make the ഉണ്ണിയപ്പം in the morning, you can prepare the batter in the previous night. (But do not keep the batter in the refrigerator) ഏലക്ക പൊടിയോ ചുക്ക് പൊടിയോ ചേർക്കാം.