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Vattayappam/ Steamed Rice Cake

Vattayappam or rice steamed cake is a traditional snack. It is quite a simple one usually made with leftover palappam barter. Whisk in a little more or sugar, cardamon and steam it- the vattayappam is ready. Its definitely an old fashioned snack but it has a spongy texture and wonderful mixed aroma of cardamon, yeast and ghee which every one would love. If you are interested in the pink colored vattayappam it is three tsp of strawberry pureed and blended just before steaming. That was fun but came out great with a lovely taste. To make this recipe more easy you can use rice flour instead of soaking raw rice.



Ingredients
Raw rice - 2 cups
Cooked rice- 1/2 cup
Coconut- 1 cup
Coconut milk- 1/2 cup
Yeast- 1/2 tsp
Sugar- 1/4 cup
salt-  1/3  tsp
Ripe Banana- 1
Raisins- 10-15
Cashew nuts- 5-6
Ghee- 1 tsp


Soak raw rice for about six to eight hours. Grind this along with coconut, coconut milk and cooked rice into a fine paste ( traditionally instead of cooked rice, thari kurukku is made. It is made by simmering half a cup of this grind ed rice paste into a sort of porridge and finally blended into the mixture).Now prepare the yeast. Take 1/4 cup of warm water and add in a pinch of sugar and yeast and set aside for 3-4 minutes and mix it into the rice batter along with 1/4 cup of sugar and set it to ferment for about six hours.
Take a dish or a steel plate and grease it with ghee. Layer diced banana and spoon in the batter. Sprinkle cardamon powder and garnish with ghee fried raisins and cashew nuts. Get this steam cooked in a cooking steamer till a tooth pick inserted at the center comes out clean (or wet your finger and gently touch the cake. If it does not stick to your finger, its done)





Try this easy recipe...


Hope you will all enjoy!!!
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  1. SujiMay 5, 2010 at 8:30 AM

    Hi Suja..

    Wow ethu kollalo..Love the color..Vattyaappam adipoli aytunde..

    Love
    Kairali sisters

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  2. RoxanMay 5, 2010 at 8:44 AM

    Can you mail me some pleasE?!? :P

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  3. nishaMay 5, 2010 at 9:02 AM

    Liked your twist on traditional appam :) . You have a lovely space

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  4. Pavithra ElangovanMay 5, 2010 at 9:36 AM

    oh wow traditional dish looks like gourmet dish..beautiful....

    Pavithra
    www.dishesfrommykitchen.com

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  5. NamithaMay 5, 2010 at 9:43 AM

    Love this..strawberry will give a nice twist

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  6. Sushma MallyaMay 5, 2010 at 10:02 AM

    looks so beautiful...i have not done this type of dish anytime but would love to try it..thanks for sharing it suja

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  7. Sanyukta Gour(Bayes)May 5, 2010 at 10:31 AM

    hey girl u hv a given a modern touch to the traditional dish...great work darling...its looks divine and mothwatering...

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  8. The HousewifeMay 5, 2010 at 10:54 AM

    The pink appam looks so pretty! :) I'm going to have to try that out! Is the appam eaten plain or do you serve anything with it traditionally?

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  9. UnknownMay 5, 2010 at 10:58 AM

    Superb idea!!! Strawberry appam looks so lovely..

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  10. PanchpakwanMay 5, 2010 at 11:36 AM

    This is very innovative recipe..
    Looks so yumm

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  11. NithaMay 5, 2010 at 1:13 PM

    thats a good one... looks great..

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  12. GayathriRajMay 5, 2010 at 3:42 PM

    nice one...very innovative idea...wow...

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  13. arthiMay 5, 2010 at 4:30 PM

    Nice twist in traditional dish..love it!!

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  14. PranisKitchenMay 5, 2010 at 7:27 PM

    suja suoer da..
    looks so yummy the straberry gives nice flavor..nice presentation.
    really loved the pink colored appam..nice idea..

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  15. PranisKitchenMay 5, 2010 at 7:28 PM

    looks so delicious

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  16. Gita JaishankarMay 6, 2010 at 5:27 AM

    wow thanks for sharing such a lovely recipe...adding strawberries sounds and looks so good...love the pink colored on too :)

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  17. Suman SinghMay 6, 2010 at 7:38 AM

    superb..never heard of this...totally new to me but looks yum n delicious...healthy too...nice presentation..

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  18. Suja ManojMay 6, 2010 at 9:49 AM

    Thanks all for stopping by and appreciating...
    @ Housewife this is usually served as a snack..mostly with tea. It is sweet and so loved by all. But in some regions it is also served as breakfast...less sweet and goes well with stew.
    Kairali Sisters, Roxan,Gulmohar, Sushma,Sanyukta,Yummy team, Pranis and Gita thanks...
    Nisha, Pavitra,Gayathri, Arthi and Suman..so happy to see you guys here...do visit often

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  19. Suja ManojMay 6, 2010 at 9:54 AM

    Panchpakwan, Nitks, Roviragambin, Faiza Ali, Nitya..Welcome to my blog!!!
    So happy to be friends with you guys..hope you will visit this space often...

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  20. SimplyfoodMay 6, 2010 at 12:25 PM

    i have never tried or tasted thistype of cake but it looks delicious and I love the pink speckle init.My 1st visit here following your blog .Do drop by simply food sometime.

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  21. Suja ManojMay 13, 2010 at 2:50 PM

    Thanks dear for stopping by..please visit often

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  22. My Kitchen AnticsJune 3, 2010 at 4:28 AM

    i am sooo craving vattayappam now...

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  23. Suja ManojJune 6, 2010 at 8:03 AM

    Thanks dear for stopping by...do visit often.

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  24. MiniBinoyOctober 8, 2010 at 11:35 PM

    woww!! wt a combo!!very colourful too!!

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  25. chithraFebruary 1, 2011 at 7:20 PM

    Wow !!! u have sooo many ideas dear..i never even think abt making vattaappam with any flavour....this vattayappam looks soo yummy...lemme try it...thax for sharing ur gr8 ideas!! keep going!!

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