| • | Soak rice in water for about 6 hours and grind it into a fine paste.
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| • | Add coconut milk and mix well
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| • | Mix yeast and 1 tsp sugar in warm water till it rises, keep aside.
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| • | Combine rava with 1-1/2 cups water and place it on medium-high heat, till rava thickens keep stirring.
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| • | It should not contain any lumps, leave the gruel to cool.
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| • | Combine the yeast solution, 1 cup sugar and the gruel to the rice batter, mix well.
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| • | Keep the batter overnight or until it has risen.
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| • | Add raisins and salt to it and pour into well-greased plates and steam it.
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| • | Cut Vattayapam into diamond shapes, when cool. |
