Kerala Unniyappam

Ingredients

• Rice flour - 1 cup
• Jaggery - 100 gms
• Water - 1 cup
• Coconut bits (thengakothu) - ½ cup, fried in ghee
• Black sesame seeds - ½ tbspn (optional), fried in ghee
• Mashed ripe bananas - ½ cup (mashed it in mixie)
• Sugar - ½ tbsp
• Oil- for frying (I used coconut oil)

Instructions

1. Melt jaggery in 1 cup water till it becomes syrupy, but not thick. 
2. Add the melted jaggery to the rest of the ingredients and mix well. The batter should be of dropping consistency. If the batter is too thick, add water to loosen it. I added 3-4 tbspn of water.

3.Heat oil in Uniyappa chatti, make sure the oil is hot, but not smoking hot. Drop spoonfuls of the batter into hot oil and deep fry till golden brown.