Ela ada/ada

Ela Ada

Ela ada/ada

Preparation time-5 min
Cooking time-10 min
Total time- 15min

Ingredients (for 4 servings):

1. Rice Flour - 250 gm
2. Grated coconut -100 gm
3. Grated Jaggary - 50gm
4. Salt - 1/2 teaspoon
5. Sugar -1 teaspoon
6. Cumin seeds- 1 pinch
7. Banana leaves

Method:

Step 1: Boil a glass of water in a pan, add salt, sugar, rice flour and stir it well. Make a soft dough with your hand after 2 to 3 minutes.

Step 2: By the time, mix grated coconut, grated jaggary, and cumin seeds, mix it well.

Step 3: Take lemon sized dough in your hand, make a ball and spread it on a banana leaf evenly (Make sure to be thin in size).

Step 4: Keep the mixture on right side of the surface and fold it from the left side.

Step 5: Keep these in a steamer for 10 minutes. After turning off the flame, open the lid of the steamer and allow it to cool. 

Tips and warnings

• For easy spreading of dough in your hand, grease the palm with water. 
• Keep the ada in a steamer after water boils.

Suggestions

Diet for kids

• No special suggestions

Antenatal diet

• Reduce the amount of jaggery, as it increases blood sugar level
• Reduce coconut, as it increases blood cholesterol level

Diet for lactating mothers

• Reduce the amount of jaggery, as it increases blood sugar level
• Reduce coconut, as it increases blood cholesterol level

Postnatal diet

• Reduce the amount of jaggery, as it increases blood sugar level
• Reduce coconut, as it increases blood cholesterol level

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce the amount of jaggery, as it increases blood sugar level
• Reduce coconut, as it increases blood cholesterol level 
• Suggest for minimum intake

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce the amount of jaggery, as it increases blood sugar level
• Reduce coconut, as it increases blood cholesterol level

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce the amount of jaggery, as it increases blood sugar level
• Reduce coconut, as it increases blood cholesterol level 
• Suggest for minimum intake