Neyappam

Wishing a Happy Vishu to all….

Neyappam is a traditional and popular recipe of Kerala prepared from rice flour, jaggery, banana and coconut oil. Vishu is a festival which is incomplete without Neyappam. Here is a traditional Neyappam recipe from me to all my friends.

Ingredients:

White Rice powder - 4 cups

Jaggery - 500 gms

Milk - ½ cup

Black sesame seeds - ½ tsp

Black jeera- ½ tsp (optional)

Cardamom powder - 1 tbsp

Sugar - 2 tbsp (optional)

Soda powder - ¼ tsp

Coconut slices - ½ tsp (roasted in ghee- optional)

Coconut oil - ½ ltr (for frying)

Elakke banana - 4 nos (mashed)

Preparation:

- Boil jaggery in water, let cool and drain and keep aside.

- Mix/Grind the rice powder, jaggery syrup, milk, banana, sugar to a smooth batter (this mix should be in a dosa batter consistency).

- To the batter, add the black sesame seeds, black jeera, cardamom powder, soda powder, coconut slices and mix well. Keep this dough to rest for 2 - 3 hours.

- Take a deep bottom kadai, pour coconut oil and let heat on medium flame.

- Mix the dough well, pour one spoon of the dough to the oil and let cook till brown on both sides. Keep turning the appam to cook on both sides evenly.

- Drain oil, let cool and enjoy tasty Neyyappam.

Note:

- Jaggery syrup can be prepared by 1 cup jaggery with ¾ cup of water (approximate)