Monday, August 8, 2011

Kinnathappam

Sona Masoori Rice - 1 cup (or any good variety of raw rice)
Water - 2 cups
Eggs - 2
Coconut Milk - 2 cups (thick)
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Sugar - 1 cup
Cardamom - 4 pods (powdered)
Ghee - 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Soak the rice for at least 3 hours. Grind the rice into a fine paste with water as needed using a grinder. When grinding is done, add the remaining water as mentioned in the recipe. Total quantity of water used should be 2 cups. Now using a muslin cloth/cheese cloth or a fine mesh strainer, strain the batter. In a mixer beat the eggs, sugar, salt and coconut milk and blend everything together. Add this to the rice batter together with the powdered cardamom. The consistency of the batter would be watery. Heat water in a steamer and place a Steel Plate or Cake Pan in the steamer.or you can even use microwave  . When the steam starts to come, add 1/2 tsp of ghee to the pan.. Add 1/4 tsp of cumin to the pan, when the ghee starts to melt. Leave the pan in the steamer for a minute for the cumin to slightly coat with the ghee. Take the Pan out of the steamer and pour half of the thoroughly mixed batter to the pan, filling around 1 1/4 inch height. Close the pan with an aluminium foil and transfer it back to the steamer and close the steamer. Let it steam for 25-30 minutes. For Microwave, you need only 10 minute.

 Take the pan out of the steamer and let it cool a bit. Cut into desired shapes and serve. Repeat the same with the remaining batter to make another plate of Kinnathappam.



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