Mambazham Vilayicha Ada (also spelled Mambazha Vilayicha Ada or Mango Pancake Ada) is a simple, traditional Kerala-style sweet pancake/snack made with ripe mango (mambazham) pieces incorporated into a batter or filling. Unlike classic steamed ela ada or chakka ada (which are banana leaf-wrapped parcels), this version is more like a soft, pan-cooked or griddle-fried pancake where mango chunks are sautéed lightly and mixed into or topped on a maida (all-purpose flour) batter with milk, egg, sugar, and sometimes ghee for richness. So, literally it’s a fruit pancake prepared using seasonal mangoes.
 
Soft, fluffy pancake with juicy, caramelized ripe mango pieces — this Mango Ada is mildly sweet, fruity, and comforting. The mango “vilayichu” (sautéed/cooked) adds a jammy, tropical flavor.

Mambazham Vilayicha Ada

Ingredients for Mango Pancake (Mambazham Vilayicha Ada):

  1. Milk – 10 small spoons (50 milli)
    Egg – 2
    Sugar – 4 small spoons
    Maida – 100 gm
    Mango pulp – 100 milli
    Refined oil – 50 milli
    Cardamom powder – 1 small spoon
  2. Ghee – 4 small spoons
  3. Mango – 200 gms, cut into small square pieces
  4. Coconut scraped – ¼ cup
    Cardamom powder – 1 small spoon

How to prepare Mango Pancake (Mambazham Vilayicha Ada)?

  1. Take all ingredients listed as 1 into a bowl.
  2. Mix well and prepare the batter.
  3. Heat the ghee in a pan and sauté the mango pieces.
  4. Add ingredients no: 4 to it, mix well, and take it off the flame. This is the mango filling used for mango ada.
  5. Heat a non-stick pan and pour one ladleful of the batter.
  6. Prepare a pancake and place a little filling inside it.
  7. Fold it once, then cook it well by flipping both sides.

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. 

 

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