Ottada

Ada can be served as an evening snack or for breakfast. It can be made sweet or salty. There are two methods to make ada - steamed and dry. My dad made ada today for tea-time snack - the dry version called Ottada. It was crispy and yum!

 

 

 

You need :
Rice flour - 30 gms
Grated coconut - 50 gms
Salt - as required
Plantain leaf - cut into rectangle pieces

Take rice flour in a bowl and make into a dry paste by adding water little by little. Make small balls. In a separate bowl, mix coconut with salt. Take one of the cut leaf and one of the balls. Spread it gently onto the plantain leaf with the tip of your fingers, working from the inside toward the outer edge. Try to make it as thin as possible without breaking the spread. Sprinkle grated coconut. Fold leaf and place leaf on a heated frying pan. When the green leaf turns dark brown, turn it over. Once both sides are brown, remove it from pan. Alternatively, you can place the leaf directly on the flame. Ottada is ready!

 

Tip - If you want a sweet ada, add sugar or jaggery to the grated coconut. You can make ragi ottada too.

 

Recipe from dad.