Elayada Traditional Kerala Snack

       

Elayada  Traditional Kerala Snack

 Elayada is one of the famous traditional snack from Kerala.

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Ingredients:

For filling:

• Grated coconut- 1 cup.
• Grated jaggery – ½  - ¾ cup.
• Cumin powder – ½ tsp.
• Cardamom powder – ½ tsp.
• Ripped banana – ½ cup (optional)

For dough:

• Rice flour – 2 cups.
• Salt.
• Boiling water.
• Other ingredients:
• Plantain leaf / banana leaf.

  

  Elayada  Traditional Kerala Snack

Method of  Preparation:

1. Cut Plantain leaf to desired sized and nicely heat it.( other wise it may break)
2. Mix together jaggery, grated coconut, cumin powder, cardamom powder and banana pieces in a bowl. Keep aside.
3. Take rice flour in a mixing bowl, add salt and mix well. Make it to a thick dough ( like Idiyappam dough) by adding boiling water little by little.
4. Wet your fingers. Take a lemon size of dough, spread it over the plantain leaf with your fingers.
5. Place a table spoon of filling over it; spread it over the rice dough.
6. Then fold the plantain leaf from middle to one side.

   

   Elayada  Traditional Kerala Snack

7. Get ready with a steamer; Cook all elayadas in a steamer. Steam it about 10-15 mins.
8. Remove it from the steamer when it done.
9. Now our yummy and tasty elayada is ready to serve. Serve hot. Enjoy!!!  

Elayada  Traditional Kerala Snack