Video guide to Kerala’s popular Unniyappam or fried sweet rice balls

Name: Video guide to Kerala’s popular Unniyappam or fried sweet rice balls
Uploaded: 2023-07-13T18:20:02+04:00
Description: A quick and simple snack made from jaggery, rice, banana, coconut chips, and sesame seeds

A quick and simple snack made from jaggery, rice, banana, coconut chips, and sesame seeds

Last updated: July 13, 2023 | 18:20

Sobha Varghese, Special to Gulf News

2 MIN READ

Preparation time: 4 hours

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Serves: 20

Ingredients

Method

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At step number 7, You can also add a pinch of baking soda. Adding baking soda gives unniyappam a soft texture, but this is optional.

Unniyappam is usually made using Palayamkodan and Jnali Poovan varieties of bananas. However, Chiquita bananas can also be used as an alternative ingredient for this recipe.

Recipe courtesy: Sobha Varghese is a homemaker based in Mumbai, India. Sobha runs a popular YouTube blog called ‘Sobha's Kitchenette’ that focuses on authentic and traditional Kerala recipes.

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