Vattayappam
- 40 min
- not spicy
- Serves 8
Vattayappam is a soft Kerala steamed rice cake of fermented rice flour, grated coconut, sugar and cardamom. Serves 2, 40 minutes plus fermenting, with video.
Good for: Christmas
Ingredients
Rice Flour3 tsp
Water1½ cup
Sugar1 cup
Cardamom Powder¼ tsp
Salt½ tsp
Yeast½ tsp
Coconut (Grated)2 cup
ButterFor Greasing
Contains: milk.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 8 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 8 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 276kcal | 2208kcal |
| Protein | 2.4g | 19g |
| Carbohydrate | 50g | 398g |
| Fat | 8.1g | 65g |
| Fibre | 2.8g | 22g |
| Sugar | 28g | 222g |
Cookd masalas for rice flour
Method
Take a pan and make a mixture of 3 tsp of rice powder and water
In a mixer jar, mix all the measured ingredients with the mixture. Add the mixture gradually to get a dosa/idly batter consistency.
Rest the batter for at least 3-4 hours for fermentation.
Brush the pans with butter. Pour the batter into the pans leaving space for the batter to rise. Make sure the steamer is hot before placing the pans. Steam it for 20 minutes on a medium flame.
Cool down the dish before serving.
Before you start
- How long does Vattayappam take?
- 40 minutes from start to finish. That is 15 minutes of preparation and 25 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Vattayappam serve?
- 8. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Vattayappam vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Vattayappam spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Vattayappam?
- 3 tsp Rice Flour, 1 cup Sugar, 2 cup Coconut (Grated), ½ tsp Yeast, ¼ tsp Cardamom Powder, For Greasing Butter, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Vattayappam?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Vattayappam?
- About 276 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
2 notes- V
VijaysanthyaApril 2025
what is the purpose of the rice flour mixture??
- S
sukanya moorthyApril 2025
what to do with mixture prepared in step 1 ?
