Vattayappam/Steamed Rice Cake

     Vattayappam/steamed rice cake  is a typical  Kerala sweet dish. This is made from raw rice and coconut. We can have it as a tea-time snack or even for breakfast. It is difficult to make vattayappam without steamer. Here i am sharing an idea to make the vattayappam without a steamer.

 

 

Ingredients

1. Raw Rice – 3 1/2 cup (you can use idli rice/sona masoori )

2. Parboiled rice/Kerala rice – 1/2 cup

3. Cooked rice – 1 cup

4. Coconut milk – 1cup or Grated coconut and coconut water

5. Sugar – 1/2 cup

6. Yeast – 1/4 tsp

7. Raisins/Cashews – to garnish

Method

1. Wash the rice( idli rice and parboiled rice) and soak it at least for 5-6 hrs.

2. Drain it. Grind the rice with cooked rice by adding coconut milk and little water if needed to a fine paste (If you are using the grated coconut, grind the raw rice, cooked rice, grated coconut by adding the coconut water and little water if needed).

3. Add the Yeast and sugar, mix well,close with a lid and keep it in a warm place overnight to ferment ( at least 8 – 9 hrs).

4. Add salt just before preparing and check for sugar. If your batter is too thick, dilute it with whole milk/coconut milk.The consistency should be that of a idli batter.

5. Grease a flat plate and pour the batter to it, and double boil in a larger pan.

6. When the appam is half done, garnish it with raisins and cashews. Steam again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. When it is cooked, remove it from the heat and cool in the same pan. If it is cooked properly, it won’t stick to the knife or spoon.

8.  When it cools down, gently take out and cut into any desired shapes.