Kuleputtu

KULEPUTTU ( STEAMED JACKFRUIT CAKE)

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup pulp of jackfruit or banana (very ripe fruit)
  • 1 cup broken rice rava (Bansi variety)
  • 2 cups jaggery liquidized
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder p.s(cup measure to remain constant in size)
  • 50-80gms coconut cut up into small bits
  • ¼ teaspoon cooking soda
  • banana Leaves cut into 6′x 6′ pieces

Method:

  • Wash the rice rava.
  • Run the pulp through a sieve.
  • Mix the rice rava and soda with the pulp and keep aside for 1 hour.
  • Later mix this well with jaggery, salt and cardamom.
  • Pass the banana leaves over a flame for a few seconds on both
  • sidesto make it more pliable.
  • Onto each leaf pour 4 Tablespoons of the rava mixture and garnish with coconut bits.
  • Fold the banana leaf over the mixture and fasten with toothpicks.
  • Like wise with the remaining pieces of banana leaf.
  • Pile up the folded leaf strips filled with rava mixture in a shallow vessel and steam for 30-40 minutes.
  • Serve with the banana leaf.
  • Apply a little ghee before eating.

2 Comments

  1. Meena joshi says:

    September 29, 2014 at 7:38 am

    I find Sharada ‘s recipe extremely well written. They are easy to follow and she gives good tips. Have tried her recipes and am really happy.

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