Manjol Ire Da Tekkare
Directions
- 1Grate the cucumber.
- 2Squeeze excess water from the grated cucumber.
- 3Add jaggery to the grated cucumber.
- 4Add coconut to the mixture.
- 5Mix the cucumber, jaggery, and coconut in a bowl.
- 6Add soaked rava and salt to the mixture and allow it to rest for about 20 minutes.
- 7Fold in some rice flour.
- 8Line the steamer basket with turmeric leaves.
- 9Put the mixture into the lined steamer basket.
- 10Steam the cucumber cake until it's ready, indicated by a beautiful fragrance filling the house.
- 11Slice the steamed cake into pieces.
- 12Dip the pieces in rice flour and sesame seeds.
- 13Fry the pieces until the edges are golden and crisp, while the insides stay soft and chewy.
- 14Stack the fried pieces like turnip cakes.
- 15Prepare the garnish by frying garlic.
- 16Add green chilies to the fried garlic.
- 17Chop jaggery for the garnish.
- 18Top the stacked cakes with fried garlic, green chilies, a sprinkle of jaggery, and pepper.
Ingredients
- Turmeric leaves
- Cucumber
- Jaggery
- Coconut
- Rava
- Salt
- Rice flour
- Sesame seeds
- Garlic
- Green chilies
- Pepper
Equipment
GraterKnifeBowlsSteamer basketFrying panSpatula
Tips
- The turmeric leaves don't go into your food; they wrap around it, leaving behind a fragrance. You know it's ready when your house fills up with a beautiful fragrance. The balance of texture and flavor are everything.