Ela Ada and Kozhukhattai Modak

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Kavita Ns

Ela Ada and Kozhukhattai Modak

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Ingredient

1 cup

fresh grated or dessicated coconut

1/2 cup

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Heat a pan. Add ghee, jaggery and coconut and mix together until the jaggery is melted. Add cardamom powder and let it cool down completely.

* Step 2

In a separate clean pan, add water and salt. Once water is boiled, add rice flour and switch off the gas flame. Mix the flour and water to form a dough-like texture. Cover and keep aside for 10 minutes.

* Step 3

Knead the rice and flour mixture to form a soft dough. Add a few drops of water if required.

* Step 4

Now make small balls of the dough. Flatten one dough ball using a baking sheet and glass. Traditional methods include the use of banana leaf. Now place a teaspoon of the jaggery coconut mixture omin the center and now close the flattened dough to form a D shape. Continue the same process with the remaining dough and jaggery mixture.

* Step 5

Make Kozhukkatta modaks as well(follow this link for the process)

* Step 6

In a idli steamer, heat a glass of water. Place a plate inside and place all the Ela Ada and Kozhukkatta on the plate. Steam for 2-3 minutes. Serve warm or room temperature.