KALATHAPPAM (A SIMPLE TEA TIME SNACK )

KALATHAPPAM (A SIMPLE TEA TIME SNACK )
By: Deepa Sujesh

INGREDIENTS :-

Rice - 1 1/4 cup
Cooked rice - 1/4 cup
Jaggery - 2 big cubes
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Shallots chopped - 10 nos
Coconut cuts - 2 tbs
Raisins and cashewnuts - few
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp(optional)
Cardamom powder a pinch
Cumin powder a pinch
Salt a pinch
Ghee/coconut oil - 1 tbs

METHOD :-

Soak rice for 2 hrs in water.
Melt the jaggery by adding little water.
Grind the rice with cooked rice and grated coconut by adding jaggery syrup.Add cumin powder and cardamom powder.
Allow the batter to stand for 5-6 hrs.If you want to use batter immediately add baking soda and keep it for 20 minutes.
Heat the Ghee/Coconut oil in a Pan.Saute the chopped shallots till light brown in colour.then add coconut cuts and brown it,later the nuts too.
Add half of the nuts and coconut cuts to the batter.
In a pan heat the oil and Pour the batter, cover and cook for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes open the lid and garnish with remaining nuts and cuts and again cook for 5 minutes.(check whether it is cook by a toothpick)
Cut it and serve.
BAKING METHOD :-
Pour the batter to the saucepan and gently warm the mixture by stirring continuously.
Pour the batter into a greased tin and bake in a preheated oven at 170 degree centigrade for 25- 30 minutes.
Allow it cool down for another half and hour before you cut it.