Therali / kumbilappam - South Indian Traditional Sweet Snacks
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Therali is one of the oldest sweet smelling snacks of South India. Our grandma used to make the same using Banana and jackfruit separately during the festival seasons or at times of special days. It is an offering to the God and is presented in the Hindu Temples. It is made mostly during the Pongal, Sivarathri festivals and also in home celebrations. Even if I remember now, taste of therali stuck in my mind.
Banana based dish is Therali and Jackfruit based dish is called as kumbilappam.The mould is made of bay leaf(Vayana leaf) and it is otherwise called Therali and hence the other name Therali appam. To make kumbilappam add Jackfruit instead of bananas.
Great Ingredients to make:
Rice flour – 2 cups
Jaggery – 1 1/2 cups
Small banana – ½ cups
Grated coconut – ½ cups
Cardamom 4 or 5
Ghee – 4 tsp
Bay leaves (vayana leaves) – as required amount
Water – as required
Salt – As required
Coconut leaf stick – as required
To Make Dough:
First thing is to keep ready the things, Take the ripped bananas and smash it with your hands, grate the coconut and make the cardamom into powder or you can directly use cardamom powder.
In a large bowl add rice flour, smashed banana, grated coconut, Cardamom powder, salt and mix it well.
Boil the Jaggery with small amount of water to dissolve and add the mixed dough in to it. Now mix it well, add a little water if required to make without any lumps.
Transfer the dough to plate and Leave it to cool for some time.
To Steam:
Clean the bay leaves by wash with water.
Take the bay leaf, fold it to make a cone shaped mould or just roll by fill it with a small ball of dough, and pin them with the coconut stick.
Now Steam cook in an Idli stand or any vessels for an 25 minutes.
Therali the real flavor of this is not only comes from the ingredients, but also comes from the leaf which we roll and steaming of mixture. Now enjoy the authentic taste and it smells a divine.