Vishu Ada / Ela Ada/ Elayappam / Steamed Jaggery Rice Cake
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Vishu ada or ella ada is prepared in the morning as
breakfast for vishu. This can be served as an evening snack also. It is perfect
combo for tea or coffee. It is prepared in banana leaf. It smells like heaven when
it is getting cooked. The smell of jaggery and banana leaf makes us tempting to
eat it. It is a steamed delicacy. I love eating this. We hardly prepare this
here; the usage of banana leaf is a must. We hardly get banana leaves so it’s
difficult to try this. Still I tried these with aluminum foil but that heavenly
taste of banana leaves were missing. When I went to India this January my mom
made this special delicacy for me. Without fail I clicked some pics. This was
done by me and my mom. "Thank you amma ". Due to unpredictable weather change, Cassia fistula (kanikonna) was in full
bloom, that golden shower was a real treat to my eyes and I clicked those. Okay
then let’s get started.