Unniyappam recipe | Kerala snacks recipe | ഉണ്ണിയപ്പം recipe
2015-01-19- Cuisine: Indian, Kerala, South Indian, കേരളം
- Course: Snacks, നാലുമണി പലഹാരം
- Skill Level: Moderate
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- Yield: 15 nos
- Servings: 5
- Prep Time: 50m
- Cook Time: 10m
- Ready In: 60m
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Unniyappam recipe | Kerala snacks recipe | ഉണ്ണിയപ്പം recipe
Unniyappam is a delicious traditional Kerala snack. It is a popular snack in India during some festivals like Onam, Eid, Christmas etc. In malayalam language, ‘unni’ means small and ‘appam’ means small rice cake.
It can be used a teatime snack or nalumani palaharam. By serving this unniappam in special get together functions makes the guests, friends and other family members makes a wonderful feeling with hot tea or coffee.
Try this tasty snack at home and enjoy!

Unniyappam recipe | Kerala snacks recipe | ഉണ്ണിയപ്പം recipe
Ingredients
- Rice flour - 2 cups
- Wheat Flour - 1 cup
- Jaggery - 300 gms
- Ripe banana ( Cheru pazham ) - 2 nos
- Coconut pieces ( thengakothu ) - 1/2 cup
- Black sesame seeds - 1 tbsp
- Baking soda - 1/2 & 1 tsp
- Ghee - 1 tbsp
- Coconut oil - 2 cup
- Water - 1 cup
- Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
Method
Step 1
Heat a pan then melt the jaggery with water till it becomes syrupy. Drain the jaggery syrup into a bowl using a strainer.
Step 2
Again heat the pan then fry the sesame seeds and coconut pieces with 1 tsp of ghee till it turns golden brown. Keep aside.
Step 3
Mash the bananas with a spoon. Keep aside
Step 4
To make the batter, take a bowl then add rice flour, wheat flour, mashed banana, melted jaggery, fried coconut pieces, sesame seeds, cardamom powder and baking soda. Mix well with a spoon. The thickness of the batter should me like idly batter consistency.
Step 5
Keep aside the batter for 40 minutes.
Step 6
Heat the unniyappam mould, fill the cups ( inside the mould is round like cup ) with 3/4th of coconut oil. When the oil is getting hot, reduce into a medium flame. Pour the batter into the mould using a ladle.
Step 7
Keep turning the unniyappams in between, till you get a golden-dark brown colour on both sides.
Step 8
When it is cooked, remove from oil and drain excess oil on tissue paper. Set aside.
Step 9
Tasty unniyappam is ready. Serve with hot tea or coffee.