Karikku / Ilaneer is the malayalam word for the tender coconut, which are very nutritious. You can use the little flesh the coconuts have with the water while grinding the rice for the recipe.
Ingredients needed for Karikku Appam /Ilaneer appam
1 tender coconut
1 cup raw rice
2 tsps sugar
1/2 tsp green cardamom powder
Salt to taste
water as required (optional)
How to prepare Karikku Appam
Clean, wash and soak rice for 4 hours.
Grind the flesh of the tender coconut and the water to gether in a mixer. Add sugar to it and blend well.
Add soaked rice to this mixture in thr grinder bowl little by little.
If needed you can add a little water also.
Keep the mix aside for about 6 hours with out mixing or moving the batter.
After that add salt to taste and the green cardamom powder.
Heat a Dosa tava, pour a ladle of the batter on the tava and spread it a little. The Appam should be slightly thicker than the Dosa.
Cover and cook for a minute. Remove when done and serve with a spicy curry.
Points to Note:
You can grind the thin flesh of the tender coconut while grinding for the batter.
Extra water will not be necessary since you are using the tender coconut water.
If the coconutwater is not enough and the batter is very thick you can add a little plain water.
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