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    Home » Festival Recipes

    Last Updated: July 17, 2020 | First Published on: January 3, 2012 by Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

    Ela Ada / Vazhayila Ada / Ila Ada Recipe

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    Ela Ada / Ila Ada / Vazhayila Ada Recipe
    Ingredients :
    • Rice Flour : 1 cup
    • Grated Fresh Coconut : 1 cup
    • Powdered Jaggery : ½ cup
    • Cardamom Powder : ½ tsp
    • Ghee : t tsp
    • A pinch of salt
    • Plantain Leaves

    Method :
    1. Slightly roast the rice flour for a couple of minutes and cool.
    2. Combine the rice flour and salt in a wide bowl.
    3. Add required boiling water to
    make a soft dough. Allow it to cool a little.
    4. Grease your hands with oil / ghee and knead the dough till soft. The dough
    should be soft and smooth.
    5.Mix the jaggery and
    water in a pan. The amount of water should be just enough to soak the
    jaggery
    and make a thick syrup.
    6.Then add the grated coconut and cardamom powder
    to it and cook for a couple of minutes. Switch off the flame and cool.
    7. Divide the dough into medium or large size balls.
    8. Place each ball in the
    center of plantain leaf and flatten it to form a thin poori. Place a
    tablespoon of coconut mixture on it and fold the leaf to seal the edges.
    9. Repeat the same process with rest of the dough.
    10. Now steam cook for 10 -
    12 minutes in idly cooker or steamer. Switch off the flame and let them
    cool completely.
    11. Take the steamed dumplings from the idly cooker,
    remove the plantain leaf and serve as a evening snack.

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    Comments

    1. Nisha says

      January 04, 2012 at 4:51 am

      I'm drooling , beautiful clicks too

      Reply
    2. Ramya says

      January 04, 2012 at 5:21 am

      my fave snack

      Reply
    3. Sumi says

      January 04, 2012 at 5:58 am

      Lovely post.Have learned a new way of making kozhukattai.

      Reply
    4. Santosh Bangar says

      January 04, 2012 at 7:20 am

      irresistable snack

      Reply
    5. Vimitha Anand says

      January 04, 2012 at 7:26 am

      My mom makes this and I just love it. Perfectly done

      Reply
    6. Chandrani says

      January 04, 2012 at 8:05 am

      Lovely and delicious snacks..

      Reply
    7. Urmi says

      January 04, 2012 at 8:30 am

      Wish you and your family a very Happy New Year.
      Looks lovely and yummy.

      Reply
    8. Deeps @ Naughty Curry says

      January 04, 2012 at 8:47 am

      we call it iraddiya.. mom makes it exactly like this, looks great!

      Reply
    9. Priya says

      January 04, 2012 at 10:52 am

      Woww marvellous ila ada,wish to have some.

      Reply
    10. Sharmilee! :) says

      January 04, 2012 at 12:28 pm

      The banana leaf always givea nice falvour to the ada...looks yummy

      Reply
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