Ingredients:

• 1 cup – boiled Rice
• 15 pieces – jack fruit
• 1/2 cup – grated Coconut
• 1 cup – grated Jaggery
• 4 Cardamom
• 1 – Plantain leaf

Method:

1. Soak rice in water for 2 hours.
2. Drain the water and keep aside.
3. Grind the rice with jackfruit, grated jaggery, grated coconut along with cardamom for 5 mins without water.
4. The dough should be coarse and not smooth.
5. Cut the plantain leaves to small pieces.
6. Take 1 tbsp of ground flour and place it in the centre of the leaf, spread the flour gently using a spoon and then fold the leaf
7. Fold the corners of the leaf again to form a square.
8. Keep the folded and stuffed plantain leaves in a idly plate
9. Steam cook elai adai for 5 -6 minutes
10. Serve hot.
11. Recipe courtesy: Subbu’s Kitchen

Recipe courtesy of Subbalakshmi Ranganathan