Baare da eeretha Ghatti - (Rice cake wrapped in Banana leaf)

Ingredients :

1-2 Banana leaves
2 cups Brown rice
Salt to taste

For the stuffing :

2 cups grated coconut
2 tsp cardamom pd
1 1/2 cup Jaggery

Method :

Wash and soak rice for 5 hrs.

Grind the rice and salt along with little water to a thick paste. The consistency should be like a thick dough as shown.

Now place a pan and add jaggery, coconut and cardamom pd. Mix well till moist as shown.

Wipe the leaf with a dry cloth. Apply the rice dough on the banana leaf and flatten it as shown.

Place the stuffing on the dough as shown.

Then fold the leaf as shown.

Place this in a Idli Steamer and cook for 40-45 mins. 

Serve hot.

Tips :

You can also try this cakes with Turmeric leaves (Manjol da eere) , which am gonna publish soon....