Cheeda/Cheeppappam

This is a very tasty tea time snack. Its the first time I am making this and it is worth the effort.

Ingredients

Rice flour  - 1.5 cups

Grated coconut - 3/4 cup

Sesame seeds - 1/2 teaspoon

cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoon

sugar  - 1 cup

Oil - 2 cups 

salt - a pinch

Method

Roast the rice flour in a nonstick pan for 3 to 4 minutes until the raw smells goes. Allow it to cool. Roast the grated coconut in pan without oil until the water evaporates. Grind the coconut to a coarse paste. Mix together rice flour coconut cumin seeds and sesame seeds and water to form a stiff dough. Keep it aside for 15 minutes. Meanwhile heat 1 cup of water in a pan and add 1 cup of sugar. Boil the mix until the syrup reaches a medium thick consistency.

Make small balls the size of 1/2 inch. Flatten it out with both palms until it is around 2 inch in size. Mark an impression with fork on this and roll in so that the impression is outside the roll.

Continue the same with all the balls . Heat oil in a pan and when the oil is heat add the cheeda pieces. Fry it till the pieces turn golder brown. Remove the pieces from frying pan and place it on a paper towel so that the oil is absorbed. Add the pieces to sugar syrup and then keep for 1 minute. Take out the pieces from sugar syrup and allow it to cool. Store in an air tight container and use with tea :)