Karnataka

Halasina hannu kadubu

Ripe jackfruit, rice and jaggery steamed in leaves. Monsoon's most fragrant parcel.

60 minTime

5 gProtein each

mildSpice

3hPlan ahead. Soak for 3 hours first; the 60 minutes come after.

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

387kcal

5 gprotein

3 gfibre

60minutes

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.

Rice1¼ cups raw rice, soaked 3 hours

Ripe jackfruitabout 25 ripe bulbs, seeded

Jaggery¾ cup grated, adjust to the fruit

Salta pinch

Fresh grated coconut¾ cup fresh

Cardamom½ tsp

Banana leaves2 to 3 large leaves, or teak or jackfruit leaves

Gheeto grease and serve

6 steps

1Drain the soaked rice. Grind it with the jackfruit, jaggery and salt to a thick, slightly coarse batter, without water.
2Stir in the coconut and cardamom.
3Wilt the leaves over a flame, cut into squares and grease them lightly with ghee.
4Spoon batter onto each leaf and fold into a parcel.
5Steam on medium heat until cooked through.
6Rest 5 minutes, unwrap and serve warm with ghee.

Serve it like this

Open the leaf parcel on the plate and add a spoon of ghee on top while it is hot.

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