Kalathappam Kannur Style/Rice Flour Cake

Ingredients:-

Rice-2 cup

Cooked rice-1 tbsp

Baking powder-1/2 tsp

Chana dal – ¼ cup(optional)

Coconut pieces (Thenga kothu)-1/4 cup

Shallot-5-7 nos,

Cashews-4 tbsp

Cardamom powder-1/2 tsp

Oil

Directions:-

·         Wash and soak the rice about 2 hours. Melt the jaggery with little water.

·         Grind the rice, cooked rice, a pinch salt, cardamom  along with the jaggery syrup

·         Meanwhile cook the dal and keep it aside.(it is optional ,I tried a new way)

·         Mix well, cooked chana dal,a pinch baking powder, with the  ground paste.

·         Heat a nonstick vessel on a low flame. Add the mixture and stir continuously.

·         Heat until lukewarm. Stir well and keep it aside.

·         Heat cooker and add oil when it is hot, fry the shallot, coconut, cashews into golden brown in color

·         Pour the ¾ the of the golden brown shallot mixture into lukewarm rice mixture and mix well.

·         Pour the mixture into the same cooker, where we fried the shallot. Garnish the top of the mixture with rest of the fried shallot coconut mixture.

·         Close cooker and remove the weight. Cook for 3 minutes on a high flame.

·         Next lower the flame and cook for 15 minutes on a very low flame.

·         Remove from fire and open the lid after 5 minutes.

·         Remove the kalathappam from cooker when cool.

Have with Tea