Steamed Banana Dumplings (Kumbilappam)

Name: Steamed Banana Dumplings (Kumbilappam)
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Rice Flour; 1/3 cup Jaggery; 3 tbsp Water; 1/4 cup Mashed Banana; 1/4 cup Freshly Grated Coconut; 1 tsp Cardamom Powder; 1 tsp Ghee; as required Bay Leaves

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A traditional South Indian Steamed Banana Dumplings Recipe made with ripe banana, rice flour, freshly grated coconut and jaggery.
A sweet, healthy and delicious snack recipe from the Kerala Cuisine flavored with bay leaf. It can also be made using wheat flour. It taste great when served warm.

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Ingredients

1/2 cupRice Flour
1/3 cupJaggery
3 tbspWater
1/4 cupMashed Banana
1/4 cupFreshly Grated Coconut
1 tspCardamom Powder
1 tspGhee
as requiredBay Leaves

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Steps

1

In a small cooking pan, add jaggery and water and heat it till the jaggery melts. Strain and set aside.
2

In a mixing bowl, add rice flour.
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Add freshly grated coconut.
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Add cardamom powder.
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Take a banana. Cut it into small pieces. Mash it with a masher. Add this mashed banana to the flour-coconut mixture.
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Mix well to make a dough. Add ghee and mix well.
7

Take a clean bay leaf. Shape it into a cone. Secure it with a toothpick. Fill the leaf cone with the prepared dough. Repeat the process for the rest of the dough.
8

Take a steamer, add water and one bay leaf. Transfer the filled cones to the steamer plate and steam cook it on high flame for 15 minutes.
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When done, remove from heat.
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Serve warm with a hot cup of tea or coffee.
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Part of the dough I filled in silicon moulds. Pre-heated air fryer for 4 minutes and baked it 180° for 5 minutes. The baked dumplings tasted even more better than the steamed dumplings.