Yereyappa Recipe

Yereyappa or fried appam is a very traditional sweet which is prepared for Saraswathi Pooja, during the Navaratri festival.

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Yereyappa Recipe

Detailed video instructions for making Yereyappa
Prep Time 3 hours
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 15 minutes
Servings 10 yereyappa

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup rice
  • 2 TBSP Thick Avalakki / Poha
  • ¼ cup fresh / frozen coconut
  • 4 cardamom
  • 3 to 4 TBSP Jaggery powder
  • 1 to 2 tbsp water
  • oil to fry. around 1½ cup

Instructions
 

  • Wash and soak the rice and avalakki (poha) in 1½ cup water, for 3 to 4 hours.
  • Drain the water and grind all the ingredients in a mixer to a fine paste. Add water to get the required consistency. It should be similar to an idli batter (thick and runny).
  • Now heat the oil in a pan.
  • Once it is hot enough, add spoonful of batter to it. (Put 3 to 4 spoons at once)
  • Fry until it turns golden brown, and remove it. Place it onto a paper towel, in order to drain any extra oil.
  • Repeat the same procedure for the remaining batter.

Notes

Variation: While grinding add a small banana, It gives a different taste to Yereyappa.