Genasale / Stuffed Rice cake

Ingredients

1. Rice – 1 cup
2. Grated coconut – 1/2 cup
3. Jaggery – 3 tsp
4. Cardamom – 4
5. Salt – 1/4 tsp
6. Plantain leaves / Turmeric leaf– 7 to 8 cut into 2” / 4” size

Method

1. Soak rice for 3 hours
2. Grind this into a very smooth and thick paste with little water
3. Add salt and mix, keep it aside
4. Now for the stuffing – Mix grated coconut, jaggery and crushed cardamom
5. Cut the plantain leaf/turmeric into 2” / 4” size or as required
6. Spread the rice batter thinly and evenly over the leaf
7. Now spread the coconut mix on top of this batter
8. Fold the leaf or roll it
9. Steam cook this for about 10 minutes. The colour of the leaf starts fading
10. Remove it from the container, remove the leaf
11. Tastes good both if hot or cold