Vellayappam with coconut water

Ingredients:

• Raw Rice - 4 cups

• Cooked Rice - 1 cup

• Instant Yeast - 1/2 tsp

• Shredded Coconut - 1 1/2 cup

• Coconut Water - 1 1/2 to 3 cups

• Sugar - 2 tbsp

• Salt to taste

Method:

• Wash rice well till water runs clear. Soak washed rice for 5hours.  

 

• Drain water from soaked rice and add to a mixer jar to grind to a smooth batter adding few tbsp of coconut water at a time in batches. Do not overload the mixer jar. 

• Further grind instant yeast, shredded coconut, sugar, cooked rice with little coconut water to a smooth paste adding salt and sugar. 

 

• Transfer to a single big container or multiple containers for fermentation. Batter will be at-least twice after fermentation. So make sure the container is big enough to avoid spilling. 

 

• Mix the fermented batter gently and adjust salt and sugar.   

• Heat dosa tawa on medium flame.  

• Add ladleful of batter to the tawa. Spread the batter to slightly thick as shown. 

• When pores appear, cover and cook for 30seconds - 1minute or till top side is cooked well. 

• Serve hot with curry of your choice.