Showing posts with label Elai Adai with Chakkavaratti. Show all posts
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Elai Adai with Chakkavaratti




 Elai Adai  with Chakkavaratti

 
This recipe is from Kerala. Jack fruit season we make the jack fruit jam (chakkavaratti) and keep for months..
When want to make adai, add coconut and make it. Very tasty food.

Ingredients

  • Jack Fruit Jam (Chakkavaratti)...1cup
  • Rice........................................1cup
  • Banana Leaves.........................4 pieces.
  • (one 8" by8" for one Adai)
  • Grated Coconut.......................half cup
  • Oil .........................................2tsp
Method
  • Wash the rice and grind it with salt and water into spreading consistency.
  • Steam slowly the banana leaves to make it tender to fold the adai.
  • Heat a pan with jack fruit jam coconut to make it loose filling.
  • This filling can be refrigerated for a month.
  • Apply oil on the leaf and spread the rice dough as a thin layer and take 2 tsp of filling
  • on the dough only half the portion.
  • Then fold it into half, seal the edges and steam them for 20 to 25 minutes.
  • Remove from the leaf.
  • Enjoy the tasty elai adai.