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Neyyappam, rice doughnuts sweetened with jaggery

Neyyappam, jaggery rice fritters

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A Kerala delicacy: a sweet rice flour dough infused with jaggery syrup, milk, cardamom, sesame seeds, and golden coconut flakes, then rested and deep-frie…

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Recipe from Sidheeq, Vis M, Plutus, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This apple pie recipe is a classic, and it’s easy to make in just a few steps. It’s perfect as a dessert after a light meal or as a snack.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Resting6 hr
  • Total7 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$11.56 $0.58 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

20 people
  • $7.33
  • $0.12
  • $0.06
  • $0.10
  • $0.01
  • $0.56
  • $3.38

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Melt the jaggery with a small amount of water to create a syrup, then add the milk and rice flour, and mix well until you have a dosa batter consistency. Let it rest for 4 to 8 hours.
  2. Add the sesame seeds, nigella seeds, cardamom, sugar, bicarbonate, and golden coconut flakes. ≈ 3 min
  3. Heat the coconut oil in a well-seasoned pan over medium heat.
  4. Pour each doughnut, pour a spoonful of batter into the hot oil: the doughnut will rise and float.
  5. Turn it over and let it cook until it is a reddish-brown color.
  6. Drain the dough and repeat the process with the remaining dough. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Neyyappam, jaggery rice fritters

  • 4 cups of raw rice flour$7.33
  • 1/2 cup of milk$0.12
  • 1/4 cup of sesame seeds$0.06
  • 1/4 teaspoon of nigella seeds$0.10
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar$0.01
  • 2 tablespoons of shredded, toasted coconut$0.56
  • 400 ml of coconut oil for frying$3.38

Total$11.56

that's $0.58 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 4 cups of raw rice flour
  • 250 g of jaggery
  • 1/2 cup of milk
  • 1/4 cup of sesame seeds
  • 1/4 teaspoon of nigella seeds
  • 6 cardamom pods, ground
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar
  • 1/4 of a teaspoon of baking soda
  • 2 tablespoons of shredded, toasted coconut
  • 400 ml of coconut oil for frying

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