DATES UNNIAPPAM

INGREDIENTS:

• Rice powder – 1 cup
• Jaggery / brown sugar – ½ cup
• Dates chopped – ½ cup
• Banana – 2
• Cardamom  pwd – 1 tsp
• Salt – as req
• Coconut cut into small pieces – 2 tbsps
• Coconut / vegetable oil – for deep frying
• Baking soda – ¼ tsp

METHOD:

1. Melt the jaggery in ¼ cup water with cardomam pwd…do the same if you are using brown sugar.Once the jaggery / sugar melts completely, strain and keep aside.
2. In a food processor add the rice, banana, dates, salt, baking soda and the sugar syrup/ jaggery syrup to this and blend. If water is less add enough water as to make the batter the consistency of idli batter.
3. In a pan pour a tbsp of oil and sauté the coconut pcs till golden brown.
4. Add this to the beaten batter,mix well and keep for 1 hr to ferment.
5. In a unniappam kadai pour oil as much to fill all the unniappam cups to the brim.
6. When oil is hot lower the flame and pour a tbsp of batter into the unniappam cups.
7. When they start to leave the sides, flip over and cook on the other side.
8. When both sides are brown remove from oil and place ona napkin to soak the excess oil.
9. Serve when slightly warm.

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