Yereappa recipe

• Soak the beaten rice along with rice in plain water for 1½ hours. Wash the rice and drain. Grind with coconut and beaten rice to make a fine paste.
• Combine with cardamom and jaggery. Grind for 2-3 minutes and add salt. Transfer the paste from the grinding jar to a bowl.
• Heat oil in a frying pan and add a spoonful of the ground rice paste when the oil is hot. Deep fry on both the sides while keeping the flame medium. Remove when golden red.
• Drain on kitchen tissue to remove excess oil.

Ensure that the dough is not watery. If it is, add some rice powder to thicken. This is because a watery dough will absorb a lot of oil. You could also add some cashew nuts to enhance the taste.

Trivia

Interestingly enough, rice is considered the oldest food still consumed today. In fact, archaeologists believe it has been consumed since 5000 BC! Furthermore, the Chinese are known to add rice to their building material to strengthen their structures.

There are over 40,000 varieties of rice. Among the most popular ones are the Italian Arborio, Basmati, and Thai Jasmine. More than 90% of the rice is produced in Asia alone! Among the world’s largest producers of rice are China, India, and Indonesia.

Many cultures around the world believe in showering newlyweds with grains of rice which are believed to foster prosperity and fertility.

Rice is grown across the world except for one single continent— Antarctica.