Poovada
A traditional Kerala sweet snack made with care and a generous hand of ghee. The kind of thing grandmothers make for festivals and grandchildren make excuses to visit for.
Ingredientsfor 5 servings
- 1 cup Soaked overnight (Pachari)
- 2 nos Ripe banana medium
- 6 nos Jaggery (Sharkkara)
- 1 Full Grated coconut
- Dry ginger A pinch, Chukku podi
- Salt, to taste
- Plantain leaf vaattiyathu, Vazhayila
Preparation
Step 1
Grind the soaked pachari without adding much water.
Step 2
Add salt.
Step 3
Soak the jaggery in some water for half an hour.
Step 4
Heat it to make a solution.
Step 5
Cut the bananas into pieces and put them into the jaggery solution.
Step 6
Add the grated coconut and chukku podi into the mix and give it a good stir.
Step 7
Pour a little rice batter on a vazhayila piece and rotate it in order to spread the batter.
Step 8
Get a spoonful of the coconut-banana-jaggery mixture and fold the plantain leaf.
Step 9
Cook it in a steamer for about 10 minutes.
Tip
Jaggery burns easily. Melt it on low heat and always strain it to remove grit before adding it to the mixture.
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