KINNATHAPPAM

Kerala Rice pudding (veg)

                                                    (KINNATHAPPAM) 

Basmathi Rice – ½ kg

Thick coconut milk – 2 cups

Sugar –3/4 kg

Salt – A pinch

Ghee – 100 gm

Cashews

Raisins(Onakkmunthiri)

Cardamom(Elakka) – 8 – 9 nos

(powdered)

Wash the rice well and soak in water for sometime.

Grind it to a fine paste.

Make sure you don’t have any lumps in it.

Add thick coconut milk, sugar, salt, powdered cardamoms and about 4 cups of water. Mix well.

Strain the above mixture through a clean cloth for about 2 – 3 times.(use only cloth or karala thorth)

Add cashews and raisins fried in ghee into the above mixture and mix well again. (All together it will be around 10 to 12 cups)

Pour the above into a greased vessel of about 2 – 3 inch thickness.

Steam it till done. (5 minutes high flame and another 10 minutes in low flame).

Add on:- Those who are not brutal vegetarians can add two beaten egg to the rice paste and make it more soft………put some roasted cumin on the greased vessel to avoid egg stench.