Unniappam

For as long as I can remember, mom has always made Unniappams for Janmashtami every year. I wanted to this year, but I was not keeping well. Both of us were really craving for some, so I decided to surprise Manoj last evening. Mom usually makes it with rava, but since I did not have any when we were discussing the recipe in the morning, she gave me one of my aunts recipes. Made the unniappams with rice and they were yumm....

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups rice

1 big ripe banana (120gms)

1 cup grated jaggery

6 cardamoms, seeds crushed

Method:

Soak the rice for about 8 hours.

Grind together bananas, jaggery, rice with just enough water to form a thick smooth batter (I used a little less than 1/4 cup water).

Stir in the crushed cardamom seeds and let the batter sit for 3-4 hours.

Heat oil in the unniappam pan and spoon the batter into each cavity. Fry on medium heat for about 2 mins till brown, then turn them over and cook the other side till done.

Drain well on paper towels.

The unniappams may absorb some oil, especially if the batter is too thin. Add oil as required to the pan and wait till it gets hot before adding the batter.

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My entry to 'WYF:Festive Treat' event hosted by EC of Simple Indian Food.