Kalathappam - Malabar recipe

Kalathappam is a famous recipe in North Malabar region such as Kannur, Malappuram. This is also known as kalathappam in Mangalore. This is one of the easy and healthy recipes.

Preparation time: 4hrs 5mins

Cook time: 15mins

Total time: 4hrs 20mins

Serves: 3

Cuisine: South Indian

Type: Snacks

Author:  Nivi Marshal

Ingredients:

Raw rice - 1cup

Jaggery powder - ¾ cup

Boiled rice - ¼ cup

Baking soda - ¼ tsp

Salt - a pinch

Water - 1+½ cup

Shallots - 1tbsp chopped

Coconut flakes - 1tbsp

Coconut oil/ghee - 1tbsp

*1:1 water for rice and ½ cup water for jaggery

*1cup=120ml

Kalathappam

How to prepare kalathappam:

• Wash and soak the rice for 4-5 hours. Grind the rice to fine paste along with boiled rice by adding 1 cup of water.
• Transfer the paste to a mixing bowl, add salt and baking soda.
• Melt the jaggery with half cup of water. Meanwhile in a cooker add oil and saute the shallots till it turns transculent. Now add the Coconut flakes to it and saute till both turns golden brown. Transfer it to a plate leaving oil in the cooker and keep aside.
• Now slowly add the hot melted jaggery to the batter via tea strainer and stir simultaneously to avoid lumps.
• Heat the cook with oil then pour the batter into it. Sprinkle the shallots and coconut on top of the batter.
• Close the cooker along with gasket, weight is not required cook in low flame till the appam is completely done. Indication is steam will come out via nozzle wait for 5more minutes after that and then off the flame (it took 15mins for me to get cooked). Let it rest for 5 more mins before open the lid. Once the appam got cool down completely transfer it to plate and serve.

Tips:

• Cooking time completely depending on the quantity and size of cooker. If having more batter cook in batches.
• Check with kinfe which should be clean while taking out. If found not cooked after opening the lid you can cook again for 5-10mins.
• Cooker should be hot enough while pouring the batter into the cooker.
• Jaggery syrup also should be hot while add to the batter.