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Pesaha Appam (Passover Bread, Kerala Style) and Sauce

Pesaha Appam (Passover Bread, Kerala Style)

Ingredients

1. Rice Flour (not roasted)- – 1 kg
2. Coconut, grated – 3 cup (Blended)
2. Urad Dal(Uzhunnu)-200 gm
3. Red or small Onion, White Onion, Cumin Powder, Salt - As needed

Directions:

Soak the urad dal (Uzhunnu) for a few hours. Grind the Urad Dal, Red or small Onion, White Onion, and the Cumin Powder separately. Add everything together and mix well. Make a dough (same consistency as that for making Idli).
Grease steel plates (You can also use plantain leaf if available). Shape the dough into medium round shape on the plate or leaf. Make a cross of palm leaf obtained on Palm Sunday and place on top of the dough. Steam till well done.

Pesaha Bread Sauce (Pesaha Pal)

Ingredients

Roasted rice powder-1 cup
Sarkkara(molasses)-1 cup
Cardamom powder, Chukku- As needed
Coconut-1

Directions:

Mix all ingredients together. Boil it in Clay vessel. The tradition is to use new clay vessel for preparing Pesaha pal. When it get boiled, put small banana pieces and palm leaf obtained on Palm Sunday.

See Also:

Pesaha appam (INRI appam, Passover bread for Christians)

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