Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Gothambu ela ada

Ingredients
1 cup wheat flour
salt
water
a pinch of cardamom powder
3/4 cup grated coconut
4-5 Tbsp sugar(more if you desire more sweet)
1 tsp ghee 
2 banana leaves, cut into squares
Method
  • In a bowl  mix the grated coconut with sugar and cardamom powder and keep aside.
  • Heat the banana leaves on a hot tawa quickly turning both sides just to make the leaves soft. This is done to prevent the leaves from breaking when you wrap it up.
  • Smear ghee on all the leaves so that you can remove your ada once cooked, easily from the leaf.
  • Mix enough salt in the wheat flour. Add water to the flour until you get a sticky consistency batter. It should not be too thick neither should it be watery, just in between the two stages.
  • Now add lemon sized portions of this batter on each of the banana leaf pieces.
  • Wet your fingertips and spread out the batter on the entire surface of the leaf.
  • Layer the coconut sugar mixture on top of the spread out batter.
  • Fold the leaf in half and fold the sides inside to wrap it up  entirely.
  • Steam these wraps in a steamer or idli cooker for about 15 minutes or until cooked.
  • Once cooled remove the ada from the leaf and serve with a cup of hot tea.




14 comments:

  1. ohh... adipoli... I made some meen adas the other day but it was so-so... this looks like a really healthy option... so good...

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    1. Meen ada!! Have never tried that, must be awesome right!! Thankyou Rafee

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  2. very nice dear, lovely clicks and i like your blog too .. just joined you .. u r introduced from aara... i have joined you.. glad if you do join me :) too ... stay in touch

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    1. Oh that's nice. Happy to get to know you and your blog. Hoping away to your space right away. Thankyou for the lovely comment.

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  3. This so new to me!! im just looking at the clicks and wondering what process was involved while making it, how messy it should have been or not haha im imagining too much. I have faint idea abt this because my mom made similar thing using turmeric leafs last year. I loved it and that was savory :)

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    1. Ha ha..no Aara, its not at all difficult. Its something which seems to look complicated but its very easy to make it. Give it a try and see:)

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  4. Something like our kuih koci. Love anything sweet with coconut and I see it packed inside.

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    1. Wow, that's a new name to me. Most of the dishes match in one way nor the other

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  5. Ugran ela ada.I have never made with gothambu now I dont get plantain leaf here.

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    1. Meena, you can replace plantain leaf with aluminium foil. It works out as well.

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