Name: Kumbilappam/Steamed Banana And Rice Flour Dumplings recipe by Archana Sudarsan at BetterButter
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Roasted rice flour - 1 cup; Grated Coconut- 1/3 cup; Jaggery -1/2 cup; Cardamom powder - 1 tsp; Banana (Nendra Pazham) - 2 medium sized; Salt - a Pinch; Fresh Bay leaves - 4; Toothpicks- 4

ABOUT Kumbilappam/Steamed Banana And Rice Flour Dumplings RECIPE

A traditional dessert from God's own Country

Ingredients Serving: 4

Roasted rice flour - 1 cup
Grated Coconut- 1/3 cup
Jaggery -1/2 cup
Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
Banana (Nendra Pazham) - 2 medium sized
Salt - a Pinch
Fresh Bay leaves - 4
Toothpicks- 4

Instructions

First,melt your jaggery with some water.Then strain it to remove its impurities and keep it aside.
Then,place your bananas in the steamer for 20 minutes
Next, into a mixing bowl, add rice flour, salt,cardamom powder,grated coconut and the jaggery syrup.Mash and peel the bananas and add it to this mixture.
Knead it into a smooth and soft chapati like dough.
Cover it and let it rest for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, take the bay leaves and roll it into a cone.Fix it with a toothpick.
After the dough has rested enough,fill the leaves with the dough and place it in the steamer for approximately 20-30 minutes.
Once done,take it out and let it cool for 5 minutes.
Then you are ready to serve.

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