Vattalappam

Description

This is a very sweet and rich Srilankan dessert which we make in our home town too.

Ingredients
2 nos	Coconut
200 g	Sugar
1 tsp	Split roasted gram/pottukadalai
2 tsp	Ghee
10 nos	Eggs
1 tsp	Cardamom (powdered)
50 g	Cashewnuts

Extract thick coconut milk from the coconuts.
Coarsely powder the Cashew nuts and split gram dal.
To the milk add the sugar, cardamom powder, cashew powder and ghee. Mix thoroughly until sugar dissolves.
Then add the eggs to the cocnut mixture and mix well.
Steam this mixture in an idli cooker/rice cooker/ presssure cooker until a toothpick inserted comes out clean and until the mixture is set like custard. Cooking time will vary depending on the quantity.
Garnish with cashewnuts on top.