Easy Soft Vattayappam Recipe | Steamed Rice Cake Kerala Style

Easy Soft Vattayappam With Rice Flour

Ingredients

 roasted rice flour - 1 cup

 sugar - 1/2 cup

 active dry yeast - 1/2 tsp

 cardamom powder - 1 tsp

 coconut milk - around 1/2 cup

 salt- 1/2 tsp

Method

step 1 : proofing of yeast

 - dissolve the yeast and 1 tsp of sugar in 1/2 cup of warm water and mix well

 - let it sit for 10- 12 minutes until frothy

step 2 : preparation of rice cream

 - add 1 tbs of rice flour into a sauce pan along with 1 + 1/2 cup of water

 - stir it continuously on medium flame until get boiled and thickened

 - then witch off the flame and let it cool

step 3 : preparation of batter

 - to the flour add in salt + cardamom powder + sugar and mix well

 - to this mixture add yeast dissolved water and warm rice cream

 - then add in coconut milk gradually until get a thick batter of pouring consistency (like idli batter)

 - keep it for fermentation in a warm place (I kept for 4 hours)

step 4 : cooking

- keep water in steamer for boiling

- grease a round pan

- pour the batter into it until 1/2 filled

- keep it in the hot steamer (make sure that the steam start to come)

- cook it for 20 minutes

- then switch off flame and remove the vattayappam from steamer

- healthy vattayappam is ready

-  let it warm and unmold into a serving plate

- cut it and serve