Chakka Ada In Vashna Ela/ elavarnam/ Jack Fruit Ada

 The Leaf  used for preparing traditional Ada is Bay Leaves. Few use Banana Leaves as well.The speciality of the dish is the tempting aroma spread  when you cook this.

Bay Leaves Used for Cooking

Ingredients  

1. Ela  - as needed
2. Rice Flour( unboiled)- 2 1/4 cup
3. Sharkkara (Jaggery )- 1/4 kg
4. Jack Fruit Jam - 300 gram
5. Powdered Cardamon - 1 tbsp
6. Ghee- 1 tbsp
7. Grated coconut- 2 cups
8. Salt

How to Cook.

1. Take the flour into a bowl and add  a pinch of salt ,boiled water enough to make a smooth dough with a spoon first.When the dough cools , still lightly warm , knead the dough thoroughly with hand . 
2. Boil jaggery with 1/4 cup of water in a pan . After it gets dissolved, filter it to remove the dust particles. Again boil to get a thick syrup. 
3. Mix  coconut, Jack fruit jam , cardamon powder , jaggery syrup  with the prepared rice dough to get a semi thick  paste.  Make lemon sized balls out of the dough.
4. On one  piece of leaf , place the rice  dough ball , press  and spread out the dough .  Dipping the hand in water while doing it will make it easier to spread the dough. Refer picture below  A and B

Picture A

Picture B : Dough Spread Out

 5.Fold the leaf in the middle and press the leaf so that the filling is spread   evenly.Press all sides as well so that the filling wont come out.Refer Picture C.




Picture C

 6.Place the banana wraps in steaming vessel and steam for minimum 20 minutes , till it get fully cooked. Refer Picture D.





Picture D

7.Take the steamed ada out of the banana leaf and serve hot .