Multigrain Thattai

Wishing You All A Very Happy Deepavali

Ingredients:

Brown Rice Flour - 1 cup
Rice Flour - 1 cup
Urad Flour - 1/4 cup
Flax Seeds - 2 TBSP
Black and White Sesame Seeds - 1 TBSP each
Coarsely Ground Peanuts - 1/4 cup

Roasted Channa Dal - 1/4 cup (chutney dal / உடைச்ச கடலை or பொட்டு கடலை)

Red Chile Pepper - 3 tsp or to taste

Butter - 2 TBSP

Asafoetida - 1 tsp

Salt - to taste

Oil - for frying

Method:

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients except oil with enough water and make a soft dough.   
2. Heat oil in a pan.
3. Take a marble sized dough and flatten it on a plastic sheet or a zip lock bag and prick it with a fork (to prevent puffing up).  
4. Place the flattened discs in hot oil and fry until golden brown.

தீபாவளி நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்!

Baked Brown Rice Appam with Tutti- Frutti

Appams are usually fried in oil using appakuzhi or aebleskiver pan.   It is my all-time favorite sweet.  When I saw the announcement for the whole grain baking event using brown rice, I thought this would be the perfect recipe to bake.  For the first time I've used brown rice flour and the appams came out really good.  Try these in your kitchen and do let me know.

Ingredients:

Brown rice flour  -  1 cup

All purpose flour -   1 cup

Rava / sooji / cream of wheat - 1 cup

Brown sugar - 1 cup

Molasses -  2 TBSP

Cardamom powder - 1tsp

Banana - 1 mashed

Apple sauce - 4 oz

Tutti-frutti - 2 tsp (Optional)

Oil - 1/4 cup

Baking powder and baking soda - 1/4 tsp each

I used a small rice cup for measuring.

Method:

1. Mix all the ingredients with enough water into a pouring consistency. (thick batter)
2. Let it rest for 1/2 hour.  
3. Preheat the oven to 350 degree F.   
4. Line a mini cup cake or a muffin pan with liners and spray with oil. 
5. Spoon in the batter about 3/4 full.
6. Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
7. You can use any size muffin or cup cake pan.  I used the mini ones.

Ready to be baked

Adjust the sweetness to suit your palate.
These appams go to Maduram's  Whole Grain Baking Event.  Thank you Madhuram for hosting this wonderful event.