Kerala Style Stuffed Sweet Idiyappam

Ingredients

• Banana – 6 or 7 nos
• Rice flour – 1 1/2
• Grated coconut – 1 cup
• Sugar- 3 or 4 tbsp
• Cardamom – 4 or 5 nos
• Cashew nut – 8 to 9 nos
• Salt – 1 or 2 tbsp
• Ghee – 5 or 6 tbsp

Method

• Heat water in a steamer and place the idli mould
• Then just cut the two edges and cut it in half .
• Then we have to steam banana for 10 to 12 minutes
• Then peel and chop one or two bananas.
• Remove the lid and check whether the skin of the banana is starting to split in places.
• Remove the steamed banana and allow it to cool.
• Heat ghee in a pan.
• Then add sliced bananas and saute well till they become light brown
• Add grated coconut on top of the banana.
• Then add crushed cardamom and sugar granules,saute them well.
• Add cashewnut and saute them well.
• Remove from fire and allow to cool .
• Peel the steamed banana and cut it in half and remove the seeds.
• Then grind them well into the smooth banana paste.
• Heat water and salt in a pan
• Then pour some ghee into the pan
• They will stir and boil well.
• Once it is hot, add rice flour and mix it well.
• Stir until the mixture thickens up.
• Then add ground bananna paste
• Combine them well.
• Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
• When it is cool, mix them well with your hands and set them aside.
• Then fill the dough into the idiyappam press and close the lid.
• Take a banana sheet and press the dough into a circle shape onto the banana leaves.
• Then spread some grated coconut banana mix on to the top of the dough and roll them well.
• Then repeat the same process for the balance of the dough .
• Then they placed the idiyappam dough into the steamer one by one .
• cover and Cook for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Once it is ready, remove the idiyappam from the steamer and set it aside.
• Serve and enjoy the tasty stuffed idiyappam