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Nei Appam / Unniyappam Recipe - Coconut Banana Fritters
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Nei Appam / Unniyappam Recipe - Coconut Banana Fritters

A vegetarian Kerala Recipes recipe with rice, jaggery - powdered, ripe bananas - mashed. Ready in 3h 40m, serves 4.

Curated byAditya Nair🇮🇳

Calories
480kcal
Estimated Cost
200-350
Carbs60g
Protein24g
Fats16g
Servings Scaler
4

Instructions

16 steps
  1. 1

    To begin making the Nei Appam / Unniyappam recipe, wash and soak the rice in water for 2 hours

    rice(1 cup)
  2. 2

    Strain the water completely

  3. 3

    Using a blender, grind the rice with very little water to a thick batter

    rice(1 cup)
  4. 4

    Melt the jaggery with about 1/4 cup of water

    jaggery - powdered(3/4 cup)
  5. 5

    Stir in the jaggery syrup, mashed bananas, coconut, salt, eno and cardamom powder to the rice batter

    rice(1 cup)jaggery - powdered(3/4 cup)ripe bananas - mashed(1 cup)fresh coconut - grated(1/2 cup)teaspoons cardamom powder (elaichi)(2)enos fruit salt - optional(1/4 teaspoon)salt - a pinch
  6. 6

    Make sure all the ingredients are well combined into the batter

  7. 7

    The Nei Appam / Unniyappam batter should be of thick pouring consistency

  8. 8

    Now, heat a paniyaram pan (a pan with cup shaped depressions)

  9. 9

    Add a teaspoon of oil or ghee to each depression

    ghee - for cooking
  10. 10

    Now drop in a large spoonful of Nei Appam / Unniyappam batter into each depression

  11. 11

    Allow it to cook for a few minutes until you notice that the top is getting steamed

  12. 12

    You can optionally cover the pan to cook the top of the Nei Appam / Unniyappam faster

    enos fruit salt - optional(1/4 teaspoon)
  13. 13

    Turn over after a few minutes to cook on the other side

  14. 14

    Cook the Nei Appam / Unniyappam on medium heat, as you want the batter to get cooked evenly from the inside as well

  15. 15

    Once the Nei Appam / Unniyappam is browned well and crisp on both sides, remove from the pan and serve hot

  16. 16

    Serve the Kerala Style Nei Appam / Unniyappam Recipe as a Tea time snack or even as a school snack box for kids

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