Vattayappam

Ingredients

1. Rice flour -3 cups
2. Cooked rice -exactly 3/4cup
3. Grated coconut /Coconut milk- 2 cup
4. Yeast - a pinch
5. Sugar - 1 cup
6. Salt -3 pinch
7. Cumin powder (Jeerakam)-1 tsp
8. Elakka/Cardamom powder-1 tsp

Preparation

1. Dissolve 2 tsp sugar in 3 tsp luke warm water/Coconut water /juice.[Coconut juice is the best]. Add the yeast to it and keep in warm temperature.
2. Grind the cooked rice with little water to a fine paste and mix this with the rice flour

3.Now grind the grated coconut with water and add to the rice flour. 

4. Add the dissolved yeast in step1, Cumin powder, Elakka (Cardamom) & Salt into the rice flour and mix well

5. Grind the mixed rice flour for few minutes to avoid lumps. The batter should be very thick as we need to add sugar later which will make the flour looser. 

6.Preheat the oven to 150 degree Fahrenheit and turn off.

7.Keep the batter in oven with the lights turned on.

8.The batter will be fermented and ready to be made in 6 hours.This batter is good enough to make 5 vattayappams.

9.Apply some Ghee on a round pan and half fill the batter

10.Add some raisins to the top (You can also add some cashews too)

11.Steam it for 20 - 25 minutes and VATTAYAPPAM will be ready to serve