Unniyappam

Ingredients:
Raw rice 2 cups
Jaggery(sharkkara) powdered 2 cups
Banana 4 nos
Cardamon powder 1 tsp
Sesame seeds or jeerakam 1 tsp
Thengakothu(coconut flakes) 1/2 cup
Ghee 2 tbsp

Method:
Soak raw rice overnight in water. Drain out the water.Grind the raw rice till it becomes powder,add powdered jaggary,and ripe bananas.Grind well.Roast the coconut bites in ghee and add them in to the above mixture. Also add jeerakam or sasame seeds and cardaman powder.Keep this batter for 1 hour.

Use Appakkaara(Unniyappam cannot be made without appakkara) to make unniyappam, otherwise you can make neyappam

Heat the appakkara,pour oil in each holes . When oil is hot,then pour the batter into each hole.
Reduce the heat to medium, allow it to cook slowly. Do not cover the pan.
After 3 minites turnover the appams and cook for 3 minutes.when both sides become brown colour, remove appams from oil.

:- For softer appams, use more banana