VATTAYAPPAM (STEAMED RICE CAKE)

1.Raw rice-1&1/2cup
   Cooked rice-1/2cupcup
   Coconut-1/2of 1
2.Yeast-1/2tbsp
   Cumin seeds-1tsp
   Cardamom-3
3.Sugar-to taste
   Salt-to taste
4.Raisins-1tbsp
   Cashew nuts-1tbsp

• Soak yeast and sugar in ¼ cup of Luke warm water and keep it aside for 15 minutes.
• Grind together the soaked raw rice and cooked rice to a smooth paste.
• Add the yeast mixture, stir well and allow 8-10 hours to ferment.
• Grind the grated coconut, cardamom and cumin seeds to a smooth paste.
• Add coconut paste, sugar and salt in to the batter. Keep aside for 2 hours.
• Apply little ghee in a cake tin and pour the batter in to it. Put some fried raisins and cashew nuts on the top. Steam it for 20-25 minutes.