Kinnathappam

Kinnathappam

Ingredients

1. Ponni Rice – ½ kg
2. Thick coconut milk – 1½ cups
3. Sugar – ½ kg
4. Salt – A pinch
5. Ghee – 100 gm
6. Cashew nuts
7. Raisins(Onakkmunthiri)
8. Cardamom(Elakka) – 8 – 9 nos (powdered)
   

Preparation Method

1. Wash the rice and soak in water for sometime.
2. Grind it to a fine paste.
   :- Make sure you don’t have any lumps in it.
3. Add thick coconut milk, sugar, salt, powdered cardamoms and about 4 cups of water. Mix well.
4. Strain this mixture through a clean cloth for about 2 – 3 times.
5. Add cashew nuts and raisins fried in ghee into the mixture and mix well again.
6. Pour this into a greased vessel of about 2 – 3 inch thickness.
7. Steam it till done and cut into desired shapes and serve.