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
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