Pesaha Appam/Indari Appam

Instructions

Soak urad dal for 2-3 hrs.
Grind together soaked dal,coconut,cumin,garlic and shallots into a coarse paste.
Add luke warm into the rice flour,mix it well to make a thick batter which looks like idli batter.
Add this batter to the ground paste,add salt and again grind it to a smooth batter.
The final batter should also be the same consistency as of idli batter.Line a flat steel plate with banana leaf,grease it with a little oil,and pour this batter onto it.
Make a cross of the Palm leaf you get from church on Palm Sunday,and place it on top of the batter. Steam cook it until done, you can use an idli cooker for steaming. Remove it from the banana leaf and serve with Pesaha paalu.
You can also prepare it without banana leaf, just pour it into a greased plate and steam.