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Ada Recipe - Rice Flakes
Ingredients
Makes: 1 kg
1 kg sifted rice flour (sift through a fine meshed sieve and use only the finest flour)
100 gms unsalted butter
1/2 tsp salt
25 large banana leaves
Method of Preparation
- Mix rice flour and butter. Add salt and 2 cups water to make a smooth, thick paste. Add a little more water if the mixture is too thick.
- Clean banana leaves with a damp cloth on both sides, dry and pass over a live flame to make them pliable, cut into suitable sized pieces.
- Spread paste evenly and thinly on banana leaves.
- Roll leaves (like a swiss roll), fold them in at both ends and tie with cotton string to secure.
- Bring plenty of water to boil in a wide pan, immerse colls in water and boil for 10 minutes.
- Remove rolls from pan and drain.
- Open leaves and prise away the semi cooked rice paste (ada), with a knife. cut into very small flakes, about 1/2 cm in size.
- Rinse ada in cold water, spread on a tray and keep in the sun, covered with a thin muslin cloth, till crisp.
- Store in airtight containers and use as required.
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