Kuzhalappam (കുഴലപ്പം)
Category: snack — crisp rice-roll snack
Course: snack | Diet: vegan
Meal roles: snack

A deep-fried crisp rice-flour cylinder with a delicate coconut and onion flavour; a festive snack.

Spice level: 1
Prep time: 20 minutes | Cook time: 20 minutes

Ingredients (per person):
name: Rice flour
qty: 80
unit: g
name: Cooked rice (to make the batter)
qty: 15
unit: g
name: Coconut, grated
qty: 15
unit: g
name: Shallots and green chilli
qty: 10
unit: g
name: Cumin seeds
qty: 1
unit: g
name: Salt
qty: 1
unit: g
name: Coconut oil for frying
qty: 12
unit: g

Steps:
Cook the rice and coconut water into a soft dough-like batter with salt and cumin.
Knead in coconut and shallot-chilli mix.
Roll a ball, pat a thin cylinder and deep-fry in coconut oil until golden and crisp.
Drain and store crisp; serve as a tea snack.

Tags: snack
crunchy
festive