Traditional Kerala Snack Recipe – Kuzhalappam

• Ingredients
• Rice flour – 1 kg (fried)
• Coconut – 1 (Grated)
• Shallots – 15 (cut into 4 pieces)
• Garlic – 10
• Cumin seed – 1 tsp
• Black sesame seeds – 4 tsp
• Egg – 1
• Coconut oil – 1 kg
• Salt for taste

Method

•   Firstly, make a paste using grated coconut, shallots, garlic, cumin seed and salt
•  Add water to this paste and boil it.
•  Bit by bit add this mixture to the rice flour and mix it well. Use coconut oil while mixing it.
•  To this mixture add the black sesame seeds and 1 egg, then blend all the ingredients
  together and roll it to form a big ball.
•  Then apply oil on the pressing board, using hands make small balls from the bog ball and
  press it on the pressing board. With the help of a glass mark the round shapes.
•  Now with the help of index finger roll these small round sheet to get the shape of
  kuzhalappam.
•  Repeat this process and place all the rolled ones on a banana leaf.
•  Now in a pan heat the oil and add the rolls one by one. Fry it until it is crispy.
•  Kuzhalappam is now ready to be served along with coffee or tea.