Persimmon Kinnathappam

Persimmon kinnathappam is a steamed sweet snack made with persimmon fruit, wheat flour, jaggery, cashew nuts and desiccated coconut.Persimmons are edible fruits rich in vitamin A and C and also have a good source of fiber, potassium and minerals.Persimmon kinnathappam recipe is written with step by step method and photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Persimmon Kinnathappam.

Ingredients:-

Persimmon fruit.     -1/2 cup chopped
Jaggery.                   -1/2 cup grated
Wheat flour.             -1/2 cup
Desiccated coconut. -1/4 cup
Cashew nuts.            - 5 chopped
Salt.                          - a pinch
Ghee.                        - 1and 1/2tsp

Instructions:-

!). Wash the persimmon fruit.

2). Remove the green leaf -like flower stem on the top of the outer skin and cut the persimmon fruit into medium thick pieces. Chop and remove the outer skin of persimmon fruit and chop it again into small pieces and keep aside.

 3). Melt jaggery in a small vessel adding 1/4 cup of water and keep aside the melted jaggery syrup.

4). Grease a round pan with little ghee and keep aside.

Method:-

1). In a mixing bowl add wheat flour and a pinch of salt. Add melted jaggery syrup and mix with the wheat flour without lumps.

 2). Heat ghee in a wide bottom pan and fry the chopped cashew nuts. Add chopped persimmon into the same pan and saute well till it is cooked.Add desiccated coconut into the pan and saute well for a minute and switch off the flame.

3).Transfer the cashew persimmon coconut mixture into the mixing bowl and mix with the wheat flour jaggery mixture.Add required water into the bowl and mix all the ingredients together and make a thick batter.

4). Pour the thick persimmon batter in a greased round pan.

5). Boil sufficient water in a cooker or steamer. Keep the pan in the cooker.Close the cooker with its lid and steam cook the persimmon batter for 15 minutes.

 

6).To check for doneness, insert a toothpick in the steamed persimmon batter and the toothpick comes out clean then the batter is cooked well.Once done switch off the flame and remove the round pan from the cooker and allow the persimmon kinnathappam to cool.

7). Transfer the persimmon kinnathappam to a serving pate and cut into desired pieces and serve.

Try the recipe and enjoy the sweet snack.