Kalathappam is a traditional sweet snack from Malabar, featuring rice, jaggery, and cardamom as the main ingredients, with onions and coconut pieces fried in ghee as toppings, creating an exotic flavor.
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 1cupraw rice
- 1 1/2tbspsteamed rice
- 3piececardamom
- 1/2tspcumin seeds
- 6pieceshallots
- 1/4cupcoconut pieces
- 2tbspsugar
- 1pinchsalt
- 2tbspghee
- 1/4tspbaking soda
For Jaggery Syrup
- 1cupjaggery powder
- 1/4cupwater
How to make Kalathappam
Preparation
Soak the rice in hot water (little hotter than luke warm water) for 1 hour.
Boil jaggery and water until the jaggery completely melts. Then strain it and keep aside.
After 1 hour, drain the soaked rice.
Transfer the rice to a mixer jar along with steamed rice, cardamom, cumin seeds, and salt. Grind to a fine paste by adding 1/2 cup of water.
Add the paste to a bowl. Add prepared jaggery syrup, sugar, and baking soda. Mix well.
Cooking
Heat a pan and add ghee. When it becomes hot, add sliced shallots and coconut pieces. Fry until golden brown.
Then Pour the prepared batter into the pan. Don't stir it after that.
Reduce the heat to low and cover with a lid that has a small hole, or cook in a pressure cooker without the whistle.
Cook on low flame for 15-20 minutes.
Turn off the flame and let it cool down in the same pan.
Transfer to a serving plate.
Tips & Tricks
Use a lid with a small hole to allow steam to escape, ensuring even cooking.
Add grated coconut to the batter if you like.
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