Nei Appam

Nei Appam is a sweet snack made using rice flour, ripe banana, jaggery, grated/thinly sliced coconut, elachi. Traditionally its deep fried in appe pan using ghee. Getting the perfect crunchy outside and soft inside Nei Appam is an art. It can be served as an evening snack with masala chai or filter coffee.

Ingredients

Raw rice flour 2 cups
Ripe Nendran banana (the big variety) 1
Jaggery 1(I have added water to it and boiled jaggery in a sauce pan and sieved it to remove any impurities)
Cardamom (elachi) 6(crushed and deskinned)
Coconut grated/thinly sliced - 3 tbsp
Oil/ghee for frying

Process

In mixer grind, banana, rice flour by adding water in a paste consistency, to this add jaggery juice, grind together. Pour into a bowl, add crushed cardamom, grated/thinly sliced coconut. Mix in. Keep it as it is for about 3 to 4 hours.

In appe pan pour oil, when medium hot slowly pour using a small ladle prepared batter. Adjust flame, allow nei appam to turn into golden brown. Using skewer turn it and cook until both sides are of the same colour. Use skewer to remove nei appam. Serve it when its still warm.