Kuzhalappam is the tea time snack in Kerala.And actually i did not know how to make the Kuzhalappam.But about 1 year back i got one recipe in The Hindu News Paper.It was written by Nanditha a software engineer from Trivardram.But in that recipe she used maida but i made a little change i am not using maida.I am using rice flour here.It is the traditional recipe of how to make Kuzhalappam.
Ingredients
1.Lightly roasted rice flour - 1 cup
2.Coconut milk - 1 cup
3.Sesame seed/Ellu - 1 tsp
4. Cumin seed/Jeerakam - 1/2 tsp
5.Chopped shallots/Kujulli - 2 tsp
6.Salt
7.Oil to deep fry
Preparation
1.There are two methods of making the dough .
2.One is mix the roasted rice flour with sesame seed , cumin seed,shallots and salt.And knead it with coconut milk and make a smooth dough from it.
3.Another method is that mix the coconut milk with sesame seed,cumin seed ,shallots and salt .And just heat the milk when it become hot add the roasted rice flour to it. Turn off the flame and cover it with a lid for 5 mts.Then knead it with your hands and make smooth dough from it same as for the chappati.
4.Divide the dough in to small balls and start rolling it one at a time.Make sure that it should be in circle form.You can use the lid of jar to make the shape.Pull the edges from both sides so that it should be overlapping with each other.Press down at the center with your finger so that it should be look like small cylinder form.
5.Heat the oil in a pan and then deep fry it till it gets a golden brown color.
