MASALA ANDURI PITHA

 Ingredients :-

Rice - 2 - 3 cups
Black Grams ( with out skin Biri dal) - 1 cup
Bengal Grams (Chana dal) - 3 tsp

For Stuffing :-
      Grated Coconut - 1 cup
          Grated carrot  - 1/2 cup
                       Sugar - 1/2 cup
 Cardamom Powder - 1 tsp
        Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
                          Salt  -  as per taste

Method :-

Soak rice, black grams and bengal grams for 3-4 hrs or soak over night. Grind to make a batter just like Idli batter (it need not to make fine paste). Keep it for 3-4 hrs for fomentation. Add salt .

Heat oil in a pan. Add grated Coconut, carrot and suger together and saute for a while till the mixture should dry. Add cardamom powder, pepper powder and mix well.

Now, take a banana (leaf) patra, clean it. Put a big tsp batter on it and flatten it. Spread 1-2 tsp of coconut stuffing in the center and fold the leaf from both sides. Now heat a steamer with little water. Put all the stuffed leaf in the steamer and steam it like Idli preparation. Or you can take a big wide pot which filled with half of water. Tie a muslin cloth tightly by covering around its mouth. Put the leafs over it and cover with a lid. Steam it in a high flame for about 15-20 minutes. Switch off the flame and let it remain for more 5 minutes. Take it out from the pot or steamer and Serve with sambar or coconut chatni.