Ela Ada, is a Traditional Kerala delicacy. It is made of fresh grated coconut and jaggery, which is layered inside a dough made of the rice flour and steamed in a banana leaf.It is usually prepared on Onam and goes well with any sadhya.
In the South similar recipes can be found. Ela Ada is similar to Modak or Kozhukattai popular in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and other parts of the country and made especially during Ganesh Chaturthi and Patholi which uses turmeric leaves instead of banana leaves to steam the ada.
Serve these wonderful hot steamed Ela Ada as a sweet for the festivals like Onam along with a delicious kerala meal - Kerala Style Avial Recipe, Kerala Kadala Curry Recipe, Kerala Style Appam Recipe for a lunch or dinner.
Try our other festive sweet preparations
Ela Ada, is a Traditional Kerala delicacy. It is made of fresh grated coconut and jaggery, which is layered inside a dough made of the rice flour and steamed in a banana leaf.It is usually prepared on Onam and goes well with any sadhya.
In the South similar recipes can be found. Ela Ada is similar to Modak or Kozhukattai popular in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and other parts of the country and made especially during Ganesh Chaturthi and Patholi which uses turmeric leaves instead of banana leaves to steam the ada.
Serve these wonderful hot steamed Ela Ada as a sweet for the festivals like Onam along with a delicious kerala meal - Kerala Style Avial Recipe, Kerala Kadala Curry Recipe, Kerala Style Appam Recipe for a lunch or dinner.
Try our other festive sweet preparations
To begin making Ela Ada Recipe, first keep a pan on the gas stove and bring water to boil.
Add boiling water, gradually, to the rice powder and mix using a wooden spatula/spoon. Once the mixture cools down a bit, knead with your hands to make a soft dough and keep aside.
Next combine grated coconut and grated jaggery and cardamom powder with your hands till well combined.
Take a piece of Banana leaf and place a lemon size dough in the centre of the leaf.
Flatten the Ela Ada rice dough with wet fingers to get a nice and even flattened dough. Fill the Ela Ada dough with a teaspoon of coconut jaggery mixture on one side of the flattened dough and fold from the other side and press lightly.
Place the Ela Ada in a steamer/idli cooker and steam it for 10 minutes on high heat and turn off the heat.
Once done, serve warm or at room temperature.
Serve these wonderful hot steamed Ela Ada as a sweet for the festivals like Onam along with a delicious kerala meal - Kerala Style Avial Recipe, Kerala Kadala Curry Recipe, Kerala Style Appam Recipe for a lunch or dinner.
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