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Ela Ada Recipe | Easy Elayappam | Kerala Ila Ada

Ela Ada Recipe or Easy Elayappam or Kerala Ila Ada is an authentic and traditional Kerala delicacy. A traditional sweet made during the festival season, it is a dumpling made with an outer rice flour layer stuffed with a jaggery and coconut filling and steamed.
Course Sweets
Cuisine Kerala
Keyword Easy Elayappam, Ela Ada, Ila Ada
By Cook Method Steamed
Occasion Festival Meal
By Diet Gluten Free
Dish Type Festival Sweets, Steamed Dishes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 8 number
Calories 199kcal
Author Srivalli

Ingredients

For the outer dough

  • 1 cup Rice Flour
  • 1.5 cups Water as required
  • 1 teaspoon Ghee
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt

For Stuffing

  • 1 teaspoon Ghee
  • 3/4 cup Jaggery
  • 1 cup Coconut freshly grated or frozen
  • 1/8 teaspoon Cardamom Powder

Instructions

For the stuffing preparation:

  • Heat a nonstick pan with ghee, add jaggery and coconut.
  • Saute for 5 minutes or until jaggery melts completely.
  • Make sure the stuffing is sticky aromatic.
  • When the filling is ready, add cardamom powder and mix well and keep it aside.
  • Alternatively, you can simply mix the grated coconut and grated jaggery together and place it as stuffing.

For the outer dough preparation:

  • Heat a nonstick pan and dry roast rice flour on low flame for 5 minutes.
  • Transfer to the bowl and let it cool.
  • In a pan, bring 1.5 cups of water to a boil.
  • Add ghee and salt, when it starts to roll boil, remove.
  • Slowly add this to the roasted flour, using a spoon mix the flour with water.
  • When the dough comes together almost to become a dough, you can stop adding water and knead with your hands.
  • We have to knead until the dough becomes smooth and soft to touch.

How to assemble and steam:

  • We use banana leaves to steam these dumplings.
  • So cut the leaves into small squares.
  • Slightly warm the leaves over the fire for it to become soft and it will be easy to fold without tearing.
  • You can alternatively use baking paper instead of the leaf as well.
  • Grease the leaf with ghee.
  • Divide the dough into equal balls.
  • Take a ball and flatten over the banana leaf.
  • Place a spoon of the prepared stuffing and spread uniformly.
  • Fold from one side to cover it completely, and seal the sides by pressing gently.
  • Fill the steamer with water and bring to a boil.
  • Place the prepared leaves on the plates and steam for 15 minutes or until it is cooked completely.
  • If you are offering as prasadam, partake and enjoy.
  • Or you can serve this as a snack too.

Nutrition

Calories: 199kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 150mg | Potassium: 51mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg
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