Rice Flakes/ Aval Kaarayappam

Ingredients:

1 cup raw rice/ pachari

3/4 cup white aval/ rice flakes / beaten rice

a pinch of baking soda

salt to taste

Preparation:

1. Soak raw rice in water for 4 hours. Soak the beaten rice / aval in little water for 5 minutes.
2. Grind together the drained raw rice and white aval adding salt and enough water to a thick batter.
3. Transfer the ground batter to a bowl and add a pinch of baking soda and mix well. Keep it aside for 30 minutes.
4. Heat an unniyappam pan and add few drops of oil in each hole.
5. Pour a spoonful of batter in each hole and cook on low-medium flame till the sides gets cooked.
6. Then turn it using a skewer or spoon gently and cook for another 2-3 minutes till the other side also cooked.
7. Remove from pan and serve hot with any spicy curry....