How to Refreshing Appetizing Ottada - Wheat Cake in Banana Leaf

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Ottada - Wheat Cake in Banana Leaf. Ottada - Wheat Cake in Banana Leaf Always reminds me of my childhood days ! Ottada with Banana Leaves is a traditional Kerala sweet/snack which is made with rice flour and coconut - sugar filling steamed in banana leaf. It is a very healthy and tasty dish which can be had as an evening snack.

Fold it gently along with the banana leaf, so as to form a crescent moon shape.

Press nicely on all the sides.

Heat a tawa and place the ottada (along with the banana leaf) on it.

You can cook Ottada - Wheat Cake in Banana Leaf using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Ottada - Wheat Cake in Banana Leaf

1. You need 1 Cup of Wheat flour -.

2. Prepare 1 Cup of coconut Grated -.

3. You need 1/2 Cup of Jaggery Grated   -.

4. It’s 1/2 Cup of Water -.

5. You need 1 of Banana leaves -.

6. Prepare 1/2 tablespoon of Salt -.

Flip over to cook the other side. -Wash and clean the banana leaves,pat dry.

Spoon one tbsp of dough in the center of the leaf and then using your fingers stretch out the dough to the edges such that the dough is evenly thinned.

Add a spoonful of filling in half of the dough and fold it over.

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Ottada - Wheat Cake in Banana Leaf step by step

1. Take lemon sized dough and keep it on the center of the banana leaf. Spread it with your fingertips. Dip the finger in water in between, this will make the flattening easier..

2. Spread the coconut jaggery mix on top of the dough..

3. Fold the leaf and seal well..

4. Heat a pan, once it is really hot keep the Ottada..

5. Once the side is cooked – when the color of banana leaf will be changed to dark brown and banana leaves separates from the dough- flip it into the other side and wait for the same..

Measure and Sieve the whole wheat flour and mix well with baking soda, baking powder, and salt.

Measure and keep all the other ingredients ready.

Take a ripe banana and cut them into slices.

Take wheat powder in a bowl and then add salt and mix well; Add grated coconut, onion, Coriander leaves, and fennel seeds and mix well again; Add ½ cup water first and then mix well, later add remaining water and mix properly to make thick batter Ottada is not as soft as the steamed ones; roasting gives it a slightly hard texture with distinct flavours of banana leaf and mann-chatti /clay pot and the charred spots add more to the taste.

Layer Cake: I use this recipe to make my banana layer cake.