Ingredients :
Par-boiled Rice ( Kucchalakki ) – 1 cup
White Rice – ½ cup
Grated Coconut – ¼ cup
Drumstick leaves – 1 ½ cup
Red Chillies – 5 to 6
Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp
Tamarind pulp – little
Water – As required
Salt – To taste
Method :
Soak par-boiled rice + white rice for 2 hours.
Making Masala :
Grind grated coconut + red chillies + turmeric powder + tamarind pulp + salt into a smooth paste. Before transferring it, add the soaked par-boiled rice and white rice to the mixer and grind into idly consistency batter by adding water as required.
Making Drumstick leaves cake batter :
In a bowl , add the ground masala and the drumstick leaves. Marinate evenly so that the leaves gets coated with the ground masala.
Baking the cakes :
Grease the baking dish with little oil evenly. Add the prepared batter to the baking dish and spread it evenly. Bake or steam for 15 minutes.