Kumbilappam Recipe

Kumbilappam is a sweet snack of Kerala. It is very delicious and have attractive smell. We used to make this in a special leaf called vazhana leaves(leaf of cinnamon,but bigger one). You can make this with jack fruit or plantain. Here i used jack fruit. If you don’t have cinnamon leaves, you can use plantain leaves instead. Jack fruit is always healthy since it has high fiber content and vitamins. This is a Vishu special snack.

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Ingredients

  • Jackfruit-20 pieces
  • Jaggery-100 gm
  • Rice flour-300 gm
  • Cardamom-3 nos
  • Dry ginger-1 tsp
  • Jeera powder-1 tsp
  • Sweet coconut water-2 tbsp
  • Grated coconut-1 cup
  • Coconut bits-1 cup
  • Cinnamon leaves- as required

How to Make Kumbilappam

  • Separate the seed from the fruit.

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  • Cut into small pieces and steam it.

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  •  Add to the jaggery syrup. Add spices.

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  • Stir till it becomes soft and semi thick.

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  • Add rice flour,coconut,sweet coconut water.(yeast,if you don’t have coconut water)

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  • Mix and keep for 2 hours. The dough will be like this.

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  • Make the leaves in triangle shape and fill the dough in it.

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  • Steam it till it is cooked. Put a sharp knife into it and see the knife is coming clean.

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  • Serve hot or cold.

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