Nendran Elayada

 Nendran ealayada is tea time snack made with raw rice, ripe nendran banana (ripe Kerala banana), grated jaggery, and grated coconut.Nendran Elayada recipe is given below with step by step photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Nendran Elayada.

Ingredients:-

Raw rice.                -1 cup

Nendran banana.-1 ripe
Grated coconut. -1/2 cup
Grated jaggery. -1/2 cup
Salt.                  - to taste
Banana leaf.      -1 big

Instructions:-

1). Wash and soak raw rice in water for 3 hours. Drain and grind the soaked rice adding 1/4 tsp salt and 1tsp water to a thick and smooth paste.Transfer the ground rice batter to a bowl and keep aside.

2). Peel the skin of a ripe nendran banana (ripe Keralal banana) and chop the banana into small pieces. Mix grated coconut and grated jaggery. Keep the chopped nendran banana pieces and coconut jaggery mixture to a plate.

Method:-

1). Chop a big banana leaf  into small rectangular pieces. Place the chopped banana leaves on a steamer and just steam it without closing steamer lid to make the banana leaves flexible. Take a rectangular piece of steamed banana leaf. Put a small portion of the ground rice batter on it with a spoon.

2). Sprinkle 3 tbsp of coconut jaggery mixture over the rice batter on the banana leaf. Add chopped ripe nendran banana pieces in the middle of the coconut Jaggery mixture lengthwise.

3). Fold the banana leaf to one side and gently press on it.

4). Fill the remaining ground batter and stuffing mixture on the remaining rectangular banana leaves. Keep the batter filled banana leaves on a steamer plate one above the other.

5). Boil sufficient water in a steamer and place the steamer plate on the steamer. Close the steamer with lid and steam cook the nendran elayada for 15 minutes on medium low flame.

6). After 15 minutes switch off the flame and remove the steamer plate from steamer.

7). Transfer the steamed nendran elayadas to a plate.

8). Open the folded banana leaf. 

Very tasty Nendran Elayada is ready to serve with a cup of hot tea or coffee.

 

Try the recipe and enjoy the tasty snack.