Semiya Ada /Steamed Vermicelli Ada

 Semiya ada / Vermicelli ada is a sweet evening snack made with vermicelli, sugar and coconut steamed in banana leaf. Semiya Ada /Steamed Vermicelli Ada recipe is given below with step by step photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Semiya Ada / Steamed Sweet Vermicelli Ada.

Ingredients:-

Roasted vermicelli. -2 cup
Sugar.                      -1 cup
Grated coconut.      -1 cup
Cardamom powder.-1tsp
Water.                     -as required
Banana leaf.           -few chopped

Method:-

1). Broke roasted vermicelli into small pieces.(If using un roasted vermicelli, then first roast it in little ghee before cooking it).Boil and cook the broken vermicelli adding little water in a vessel till soft.Once the vermicelli is cooked and the water evaporated add sugar into the vessel and mix with the cooked vermicelli.Add grated coconut and mix with the vermicelli sugar mixture in the vessel. Add cardamom powder into the sweet vermicelli mixture and mix well. Sweet vermicelli coconut mixture is ready for making ada.

2). Cut a big banana leaf into required size small pieces. Keep the chopped banana leaves in a steamer and steam it for 2 minutes to make the banana leaves soft.Take a steamed banana leaf and place a small portion of the sweet vermicelli coconut mixture on the steamed banana leaf and fold the sides of the banana  leaf. 

3). Boil enough water in a steamer vessel. Fill the remaining sweet vermicelli coconut mixture in steamed banana leaves and fold the leaves.Keep the folded banana leaves with sweet vermicelli coconut mixture on the steamer plate.Close the steamer with lid and steam cook the vermicelli ada for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes switch off the flame and open the steamer lid.

4). Remove the steamer plate from steamer and allow the steamed vermicelli adas to cool.

 5). Once cooled keep a folded banana leaf with steamed vermicelli ada on a serving plate.

 

6).  Open the folded banana leaf. Sweet semiya ada / steamed vermicelli ad is ready.

 

 A very tasty Semiya Ada / Steamed Sweet Vermicelli Ada is ready to serve as a evening snack with a cup of hot tea or coffee.