How to make Achappam /Kerala Style Rosette Cookies

Ingredients:
Raw rice / Pachari – 1½ cups (Soaked in water for 5 hours)
Coconut milk – 1¼ to 1½ cups / Milk from half of a coconut
Egg – 1
Sugar – 3-4 tbsp
White sesame seeds – 1 tbsp
Black sesame seeds – 1 tbsp
Salt

Steps:
Grind rice in batches adding coconut milk.
Add coconut milk to the level of rice only. Do not add too much.
Add egg and grind again.
Transfer this to a bowl and add sugar.
Add more coconut milk, if required and adjust the consistency of the batter to that of dosa batter.
Add salt, white sesame seeds and black sesame seeds and mix well.
Cover and let it rest for 30 minutes.
Mix the batter well before proceeding to prepare achappam.

Heat oil in a wide pan.
Heat the achappam mould by dipping it in hot oil. The mould should always remain hot. This is important for the batter to stick to the mould as well as for easy unmoulding.
Dip the hot mould in the batter till ¾th of the mould.
Then dip the mould in hot oil.
Ensure that the mould doesn’t touch the bottom of the pan.
Once the batter becomes hot, gently shake the mould and detach the achappam.
Cook on medium flame. Once the bottom turns golden, flip and cook the other side.
Dip the mould in hot oil again and repeat with the rest of the batter.
Enjoy the achappam with a cup of hot tea!

Tips:
-The achappam gets burnt easily on frying if you are adding too much sugar.
– Remember to heat the mould by dipping in hot oil every single time before dipping it on the batter.
– It will be a bit difficult to unmould the achappam for the first 2-3 times with a new mould. The mould gets seasoned as you keep using it.
– You can optionally give the achappam a coating of sugar. To do this, make a sugar syrup by dissolving 1 cup sugar in ¼ cup water. The syrup should just be sticky; no need of any string consistency. Then dip the achapam in the sugar syrup and remove.

Other Kerala bakery items:
Murukku – http://y2u.be/5rwLf0VufUU
Pakkavada – http://y2u.be/A9XhWTry3ks
Kuzhalappam – http://y2u.be/5tUPXs39irs
Spicy Mixture – http://y2u.be/s2xasTZF2Nk
Diamond cuts – http://y2u.be/9L7-U0utYLY
Masala biscuit – http://y2u.be/H_bliyGuPvA
Chuttu Murukku – http://y2u.be/kC-KGc1kS9E
Uzhunnu Murukku – http://y2u.be/pQ0V7JCy-r8

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