Ilayada (Banana Leaf Ada)

Ingredients for Ilayada (Banana Leaf Ada):

1. Coconut scrapped – 5 big spoons

    Jaggery – 100 gm, scrapped

    Cardamom – 3, crushed

    Ghee – 1 big spoon

2. Water – 200 milli

    Salt – A pinch

3. Rice flour heated & fried – 200 gm

4. Banana leaf pieces – As required

How to prepare Ilayada (Banana Leaf Ada)?

1. Take all ingredients listed as 1 in a bowl, mix well and keep aside.

2. Boil water adding salt and when it boils, add rice flour.

3. Stir it well and put off the flame.

4. Before it cools completely, mix well and prepare soft dough.

5. Spread a little dough each in torn banana leaves and place a little filling too.

6. Fold it once to seal the dough.

7. Continue the process till the whole dough and filling are used.

8. Steam cook these ads for 10 minutes using a steamer.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine September 1 – 14, 2013

Read a few more Ada recipes here. Here is the page link. Click on the images in the gallery to read.