Perfect Kalathappam

Ingredients 

Rice-1cup,

Preferably Kaima Rice (jeerakasala ) or you can use white rice ( Cup =240 ml )

Jaggery -250 gm -300 gm Cardamom-1 Cumin seeds-1 pinch Cooked rice-1 tbsp(any type of rice) Small onion-3 Finely chopped Coconut -2 tbsp Salt-one pinch  Water -1 1/2 cup Coconut Oil-4 tbsp Baking Soda-2 pinch  Method  Soak rice for minimum for 4 hours.Wash well and drain .Then take mixie jar , add rice , cooked rice ,cumin seeds and cardamom (only seeds ) along with 1/2 cup of water.Grind to a fine paste.Then add 1/2 cup more water and blend well .. (we have to grind the rice in a small quantity of water first, otherwise we cant grind the rice so nicely)Pour this finely ground batter to a vessel and keep aside.In a saucepan add jaggery and pour 1/2 cup of water and melt in medium flame, stirring occasionally.Then heat 2 tbsp of  coconut oil and roast small onions and coconut pieces in to golden color .Keep aside ,dont through the coconut oil we used for frying these .By this time the jaggery will be ready ,using a strainer, strain it.Add this hot jaggery mix to the rice batter .Pour with one hand and mix with another hand continuously to avoid lumps.Now add salt and baking soda and mix well .. (This batter is very loose ,when i measured this batter I got 3 cups of batter )Now take a cooker,I used 5 L aluminium cooker .Heat the cooker in high flame. Add leftover coconut oil along with another 2 tbsp of coconut oil. Rotate the oil in the sides of the cooker, When the oil is piping hot (the flame should be in   high heat )Pour this slightly hot jaggery rice flour mix to the hot cooker, add fried   coconut and onion in the top .Close the cooker ,remove the weight ,and cook for exactly 1 1/2 minute in high flame .Then after 1 1/2 minute cook in low flame , exactly for 15 minutes . After 15 minutes switch off the flame and keep the cooker in a cool place .Open the cooker after another 15 minutes.Check the centre of the kalathappam using a tooth pick or fork ..If it comes out clean, that means the kalathappam is cooked well. So allow the kalathappam to cool completely.  Then take out from the cooker .Cut into the desired shapes using a sharp knife .You can see many bee holes like shapes inside the appam .So enjoy the soft and tasty kalathappam..