Dates Idiyappam / Dates Stuffed Idiyappam

Ingredients:

2 cups rice flour / idiyappam podi

water as required

salt to taste

1/2 cup dates, chopped

1/2 cup grated coconut

2 tbsp sugar

2 tbsp ghee

1/2 tsp cardamom powder

Preparation:

1. Heat ghee in a pan and add chopped dates, grated coconut, sugar and cardamom powder and saute well. Keep it aside.
2. To prepare idiyappam dough, boil water in a pan adding enough salt.
3. In a mixing bowl, take the rice flour and add the required amount of boiling water and mix thoroughly by stirring with a wooden spoon.
4. Then knead it with your hands until the dough becomes soft.
5. Fill the dough in an idiyappam maker/ press and rotate/press little dough gently into the greased idli plates.
6. Top it with 1 tbsp of prepared dates filling and then cover it with another layer of idiyappam dough. Sprinkle little dates filling on the top.
7. Place the idli plates in a steamer and steam cook for 10-12 minutes or until done...Serve warm...