Ella Ada Recipe-Steamed Rice Pancakes With Coconut & Jaggery Filling

 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.  Course : Snack Ingridients : 1 cup Rice flour 1-1/2 cups Water 1/2 cup Fresh coconut , grated 1/4 cup Jaggery 1 teaspoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi) 2 tablespoons Ghee 5 Banana leaf , Pieces Instructions 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.