Kallappam

Ingredients

• Fine rice flour - 2 cups
• Coconut milk powder - ¼ cup
• Rice flakes/ Aval - 1 cup
• Cumin seeds - ½ tsp
• Dry yeast - ½  tsp
• Warm water - ½  cup
• Sugar - 2 tsp
• Salt - as required
• Water - as required
• Oil - as required

Preparation

1. Soak sugar and yeast in warm water and keep aside.
2. Grind rice flakes, and cumin seeds to a fine paste adding enough water.
3. Add this paste to the rice flour.
4. Also add coconut milk powder and the yeast mixture.
5. Add enough water and make a thick batter of idli/ pancake consistency without forming any lumps in it.
6. Keep this batter in a warm place for overnight.
7. Add salt as required and stir well.
8. Heat a non-stick tawa and put a little oil on it.
9. Pour a ladleful of batter on to the pan.  Do not spread the batter.
10. Cover and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
11. Flip the appam and cook on the other side too, keeping it covered with a lid.
12. Kallappam is ready serve hot.