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| Course | snack |
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| Place of origin | India |
| Region or state | Kerala |
| Main ingredients | Rice, jaggery, banana, ghee, sugar |
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Unni appam, (Malayalam:ഉണ്ണിയപ്പം) also called Karollappam is a small round snack made from rice, jaggery, banana, roasted coconut pieces, roasted sesame seeds, ghee and cardamom powder fried in oil. Variations of this organic and spongy fried batter using jackfruit preserves instead of banana is common from the late 2000s. It is a popular snack in Kerala. In Malayalam, unni means small and appam means rice cake.
It is very similar in taste though not ingredients to Malpua.
External links
- Melt in the golden hues of Unniyappam, an article in Manorama online
- Mathrubhumi article about Karolappam or Unniyappam
See also
- Neyyappam
- Poffertjes Similar Dutch pancake made out of Buckwheat
- Paddu also known as Kuzhipaniyaram.
- Takoyaki a Japanese dish similar to it
- Serabi an Indonesian pancake, Thai version is known as khanom khrok