Sri Lankan Wattalapam

Today i am going to share with you, How to make Sri Lanka's Traditional Watalappam, Its the Original Wattalapan / Vattalapam Recipe. This is a Jaggery Wattalapam / Vattalapam. Now a days there are many versions of this recipe. Replacing Jaggery with Dark Brown Sugar / Brown Sugar. However, The orginal vattalappam recipe is made with Jaggery. This is a special dessert prepared during Muslim Festivals. Its a Muslim Eid Special Dessert. Watalappan cane be cooked in oven, Wattalappan cooked in rice cooker, However I will show you Step by step on How to make the Traditional, Original, Wattalapan Recipe.

Try this Authentic Wattalapam with easy steps shown below

Ingredients

Jaggery - 250g Thick Coconut Milk - 300ml White Sugar - 1/4 Cup Eggs - 5 Cardamom Powder - 1/2 Tsp or 3 Cardamom Pods Crushed 6 Inch Pan to Steam Aluminium Foil to cover the pan before baking Vanilla Essence - 1 Tsp Steam 45 - 50 Minutes Medium Flame

I have taken  250g of Jagger ( Kithul Jaggery) Go for the Dark brown Jaggery 

rather than the light ones. Chop it in Small pieces

Transfer it to a Pan to melt the jaggery

Place the pan in the stove. Keep Flame low

Add 3 Tbsp of water and let the jaggery melt

Jaggery melted

If you cut the jaggery or grate it in small pieces 

the melting of jaggery syrup becomes more easy

Once the Jaggery syrup is ready

Strain it to another bowl

Add 1/4 Cup of Sugar

Beat with a fork or whisker for about 1 minute

Add 300ml thick coconut milk

You can buy thick coconut milk in store

or blend of half grated coconut and strain the coconut milk

Whisk it well for about 2 minutes

Keep it aside

Now add 5 Eggs

Add 1 Tsp of Vanilla Essence

This is to remove the Raw egg smell

Whisk it 

After whisking it well

Strain it to the Jaggery syrup 

Strain it well

Now Stir / Whisk 

Finally Add 1/2 Tsp Cardamom Powder

Or Crush 3 Cardamom pods and add it to the mixture

Mix all

I have taken 6 inch Pan

Grease it well with butter

Now add the mixture to it

and cover it with Alminium Foil

To steam. I have used Idli Steamer

Added some water

place a stand inside

You can also steam it in Rice cooker

Place the Covered Pan inside the idli steamer

Place a small plate on top of the covered pan tray

This is to collect the steam water on the plate

if not the steam water will fall on the alminium foil

Now close with the Lid

Steam it for 45 minutes

in medium flame

Taking it out after 45 minutes

Looks great. Perfectly cooked

You can check if its cooked with the help of a tooth pick

the tooth pick should come out clean

Decorate with Cashew nuts

Leave it to completely cool for about 2 to 3 hours

Delicious Wattalapam is ready !

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