How to Make Soft Vitumbua (Coconut Rice Cakes) | Quickest Method

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: regular milk

Almond milk offers a lighter option while regular milk is often more accessible.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey provides natural sweetness while brown sugar is often less expensive.

Wash 260 g of rice thoroughly and place it in a blender or smoothie maker.

Peeled and added the contents of 5 cardamom pods into the blender.

If using powdered coconut milk, add 3/4 cup and make the liquid up to 400 ml. If using cream coconut, use about a third of the bar and make up the liquid to the same amount.

Blend the mixture briefly to break up the rice.

Every half hour, blend the mixture for a minute to help break up the rice further.

After 3 hours, check the consistency of the mixture, ensuring it is smooth and creamy.

Add just under 1 cup of sugar to the mixture.

Add 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of yeast to the mixture.

Add 1 egg to the mixture for moisture and blend until smooth.

Transfer the mixture to a bowl and cover it to let it proof for 1 hour.

Prepare a mixture of ghee and oil in a pan.

Heat the pan on a high flame, then reduce to low to medium flame for cooking.

Fill the molds with the batter almost to the rim, leaving some space for rising.

Cook until the bottom holds its shape.

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