Vaazhayila Ada/ Ellaiappam (Banana Leaf Pancake)Serves 5

Ingredients:

• Rice Flour – 2 cups

• Salt as required

• Ghee – as required to grease the leaf

• Water as required

• Green Cardamom – ½ tsp powder

• Coconut (grated) – 2 cup

• Jaggery – 2 cups

• Banana Leaves – 5 pieces

Method:

• Mix rice flour with salt and water and knead to form a smooth dough.

• Keep a pan over medium flame, add water with jaggery and bring to boil. Add cardamom powder, grated coconut and little ghee and cook for a couple of minutes. Remove from flame and let it cool.

• Take the dough and divide it into five equal portions.

• Take a banana leaf and grease it with ghee. Spread the dough over the leaf and flatten it using wet fingers. 

• Place the coconut stuffing on one side and fold the other half over it. Repeat for all five leaves.

• Now steam cook the wrapped leaves for 10-15 mins.

• Unwrap the adai from the leaf and serve hot.