Vatteappam / Steamed Rice and coconut cake

Soak the raw rice for at least 4 hrs and grind it along with freshly grated coconut and Cook rice and grind it to a fine paste.

Add crushed cardamom, sugar and salt and give is a nice grind again in the mixer. Add the yeast and final grind, just once.

Pour the batter in a vessel and wait for at least 2 hours to puff it up. The batter comes out like fermented idli batter.

Use a cake tin, grease it's sides and then pour this batter. Top it with cumin or dry fruits and steam it for 15 to 20 min till done.

Remove it from steamer and cut them into pieces like a cake and serve them with tea or as snacks.