Kuzhalappam

Ingredients

Rice powder - 3 cups
Cumin seeds(Jeerakam) - 1/2 tsp
Garlic - 1 dsp
Shredded coconut - 1 cup
Coconut milk - 1/2 cup
Small onions(Kunjulli) - 1/4 cup
Salt - 1/2 tsp or as reqd
Black Sesame seeds(Ellu) - 1 tbsp
Oil for frying

Method of Preparation

1)Mix rice powder with shredded coconut very well.
2)Puree shallots with cumin seeds and garlic.
3)Mix this with rice mix along with coconut milk, sesame seeds and salt.
4)Make small balls out of it around small lemon size.
5)In a marble stone, either put a wax paper or oiled smeared banana leaf, cover it with the same after putting the ball.
6)Roll it out by rolling on top of the leaf/paper using rolling pin.
7)Roll it out of the paper like a cylinder.
8)When oil is very hot, put the dough cylinders in it and fry it.
9)Once cooled, store the appams in an airtight container.