Unni Appam
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Unni appam is a small round sweet rice cake made from rice
, Jaggery
, plantain
, Ghee
and other ingredients. It is a popular snack in Kerala
and is a main offering to Lord Ganapathi. In Malayalam, unni means small and 'appam means rice cake.
It is a Kerala version of aebleskiver.
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
, Jaggery
Jaggery
Jaggery is a traditional unrefined non-centrifugal whole cane sugar consumed in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. It is a concentrated product of cane juice without separation of the molasses and crystals, and can vary from golden brown to dark brown in color...
, plantain
Plantain
Plantain is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa. The fruit they produce is generally used for cooking, in contrast to the soft, sweet banana...
, Ghee
Ghee
Ghee is a class of clarified butter that originated in South Asia and is commonly used in South Asian cuisine....
and other ingredients. It is a popular snack in Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
and is a main offering to Lord Ganapathi. In Malayalam, unni means small and 'appam means rice cake.
It is a Kerala version of aebleskiver.