Eriappe

This is one of the age old and forgotten traditional sweet which is so close to Malpuri or malpuas but it's not exactly the same recipe ....it's easy to make but tastes great ....got a v crisp texture outside and soft inside ....this is the first time I have tried it and simply loved it and so glad it turned out perfect !....The tricky bit in this to get the consistency of the batter right you will get a perfect Eriappe....Do try this awesome recipe I am sure you will love it and if you do ...don't forget to leave in your feedback !!!

Recipe Credit : Jaya V shenoy Book

Ingredients 

1 cup Rice

1/4 cup Jaggery (Increase according to your sweet tooth )

1/2 cup Grated coconut 

2 pinches of turmeric / haldi powder

1/2 cup Beaten Rice (thick poha)

1/4 cup Toor dal 

1/2 tsp Cardamom powder 

pinch of salt

oil to deep fry the Eriappe

Method 

• Soak Rice and toor dal together for an hour.
• Then drain and remove the excess water and grind this along with coconut, poha, jaggery, pinch of salt, pinch of turmeric powder and put 1/2 cup water and grind to a fine paste.
• Then remove it in container and then add 1/4 cup water to the batter ( add in water little by little) the consistency what your looking is little thinner then the dosa batter.
• Heat oil in a pan to a smoking point and then drop in one ladle full of batter and you will see it will rise up and fry till it starts getting crisp on the edges and golden in the center.
• Squeeze out the extra oil from the center with the help of two spoons  .
• Enjoy crisp from outside and soft on the center it was so yumm ....too good !