unniyappam recipe | unni appam | mini sweet appam | quick unniyappam | banana appam | with 24 amazing images.
South Indian unniyappam are a small round sweet snack made with rice, banana, coconut, sesame seeds, cardamom powder and molten jaggery!
Let's see how to make unniyappam recipe. Soak and drain raw rice and transfer to a mixer jar. Add jaggery, banana, water and blend. Transfer the mixture in a deep bowl. Keep aside. Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a small non-stick pan. Add the coconut and sesame seeds and cook. Once cooled add the coconut sesame mixture to the rice jaggery mixture. To make unni appam, heat 1 tsp ghee in each appe mould of an appe pan on a medium flame. Pour 1/2 tbsp of batter into each mould. Cook till the lower surface becomes golden brown and then turn each unni appam upside down using a fork or appam stick so as to cook them from the other side. Your unniyappam is ready.
I would like to share with you some tips to make the perfect unniyappam recipe. 1. Make sure to use ripe banana, which will give sweetness to the batter. 2. Blend everything until combined and smooth. The batter should have a flowing consistency. 3. Adding of baking soda to give a soft, fluffy texture to the unni appam. 4. Be generous with the amount of ghee put in each appe mould of an appe pan to get a really crisp texture on the outside of banana appam. 5. You need to cook them on a low flame as the unniyappam brown very fast due to the addition of bananas and jaggery.
While unniyappam is traditionally made using ground wheat or a combination of wheat and rice, here is a slightly modified version using just raw rice.
This quick unniyappam can be enjoyed as a quick evening snack.
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