Neyyappam

Ingredients

Raw rice                    2 cups
Jaggery                      1/2 cup
Cardamom powder    1 tsp
Ripe banana               1
Ghee                           1 tbsp

Preparation

Soak the rice with enough water for about 2 hrs.Grind it with as little water as possible to a make fine paste.To this add the jaggery (powder it) cardamom powder,1 banana and grind again until everything is well mixed.Set this batter aside for 1 or 2 hrs.Use an appa kuzhi and add few drops of ghee in each hollow.Fill about 3/4 of each hollow with the batter.Enjoy the sizzling sound and the aroma.When one side is done to a brown color flip it around so that the the top gets cooked too.Remove and let it cool a little bit.Repeat this process till all the batter is used up.Now the delicious Neyyappms are ready to eat.