Ela Ada | Poovada | Onam പൂവട
2014-09-04- Cuisine: Kerala, കേരളം
- Course: Breakfast, Kerala Snacks, നാലുമണി പലഹാരം, പ്രാതല്
- Skill Level: Beginner
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- Yield: 5
- Servings: 5
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 20m
- Ready In: 30m
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Ela Ada | Poovada | പൂവട
Thiruvonam is the most auspicious day during the Onam festival. Onam is the state festival of Kerala.
Ela Ada or Poovada is a typical breakfast item on Thiruvonam day, Ada is traditionally a popular snack from Kerala. It is very tasty and simple to make.
Ada can be made with a variety of fillings like coconut and jaggery, flattened rice ( aval or poha ), coconut and sugar and can vary as you prefer. If you are using only coconut as the filling, It is called ‘ Poovada ‘ or ‘ Ela Ada ‘.
Ada, a simple and delicious breakfast in Kerala is traditionally prepared in banana leaves.
Poovada Or Ela Ada is a tasty and healthy snack and most of the children likes to eat.
Onam Ada Or Ela Ada with coconut fillings and a cup of hot tea is very tasty.
Try this sweet and simple recipe for this Onam and Enjoy !
Ingredients
- Riceflour ( Aripodi ) - 1 cup
- Grated coconut - 3/4 cup
- Sugar - 1/4 cup Sugar - 1/4 cup
- Coconut oil - 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Plantain leaf ( Vazhayila ) - 4 nos
- Water - 1 cup
Method
Step 1
Heat a pan and boil 1 cup of water, 1 tsp of coconut oil, with salt. When it boils add the rice flour with constant stirring Keep it on simmer for 1 minute and turn of the flame. Close the lid and keep for 5- 10 minutes.
Step 2
Knead the dough thoroughly with your hands. Make big lemon sized balls for making ada using this dough
Step 3
Clean the vazhayila with water. Spread the dough on the vazhayila pieces.
Step 4
Mix together the grated coconut and sugar well.
Step 5
Fill this mixture above the dough and press softly the whole sides of the ada and fold the vazhayilas.
Step 6
Heat a chappathi tawa or a non stick pan and place the adas and cook both sides of the ada's. Cook for 20 minutes.
Step 7
Tasty Ela Ada or Poovada is ready. Serve it hot with a cup of tea.