Ottada

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Ottada

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :15 Min

Cook Time : 30 Min

Total Time : 45 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 8
  • 2 cups roasted rice flour


  • 2 cups boiling water


  • 1 cups grated coconut


  • 1/2 cups sugar


  • 1 pinch salt


  • 1/2 tsp butter


  • 1 tsp coconut milk


  • 5 nos banana leaves -as required (slightly dried)

Directions

  • Boil water in a pan, add salt to taste
  • Pour the boiled water little by little to the roasted rice flour, using spoon stir and mix well thoroughly until to a smooth dough
  • Cover and keep aside for 10 mins
  • When the dough is little warm and easier to handle
  • Knead well with your hand into a smooth dough, adding coconut milk, knead into a soft but firm dough, adding some more warm water if necessary
  • (Note -It should not be too thick or too loose. The consistency should be little looser than the chapatti dough)
  • Spread half tsp of butter all over the leaf with the finger
  • Place lemon size dough in the center of the leaf, flatten it with finger
  • Mix sugar and grated coconut and spread the filling on it
  • Fold the banana leaf in half
  • Tuck the ends of the leaf
  • Heat a earthern pot /manchatti or tawa
  • when its hot, place the ada and roast them on both side at medium flame till the banana leaves turns brown and charred little
  • when ada starts to detaches from the leaf
  • Remove from the fire
  • Serve hot with cup of tea/coffee and Enjoy