Vattayappam

Ingredients

• Rice flour – 1 1/2 cup
• Rava – 1/2 cup
• Dry yeast – 1 tsp
• Sugar – 1 cup
• Grated coconut – 1 cup
• Coconut oil- 1 or 2 tsp
• Cashew – 7 to 8 nos
• Raisins – 6 to 7 nos

Method

• Heat water in a pan
• Then, in a bowl, add a small amount of hot water.
• Then add yeast and sugar, mix them well, and set aside.
• Now, add the rava to the hot water pan and thoroughly mix it in.
• Boil and cook them well.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• Take a bowl, add rice flour and cooked rava mix.
• Again, add the ground coconut mix and combine them well.
• Then add sugar and yeast mix water .
• Mix them well to make a thick batter.
• Now cover the batter with a lid and let it ferment for 4 to 5 hours.
• Heat water in an idli steamer.
• Then place the idli mould upside down .
• Now take the fermented batter and add sugar, mix them well.
• Then grease the plate with a few drops of coconut oil.
• Place it in the hot steamer.
• Then half-fill it with batter.
• Then add some raisins and cashew nuts on top of the batter.
• Cover and steam for 25 to 30 minutes.
• Then remove the vattayaappam plate and cool for 5 to 6 minutes.
• Then, after cooling, invert the plate.
• Cut and serve the tasty vattayappam with tea or coffee.