Steamed Banana Dumplings (Kumbilappam)
Steamed Banana Dumplings (Kumbilappam)

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, steamed banana dumplings (kumbilappam). One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Steamed Banana Dumplings (Kumbilappam) is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Steamed Banana Dumplings (Kumbilappam) is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

Kumbilappam is a traditional sweet snack from Kerala Cuisine. They are nothing but steamed sweet dumplings flavored with bay leaf. Kumbilappam is a traditional sweet snack from Kerala Cuisine. They are nothing but steamed sweet dumplings flavored with bay leaf.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook steamed banana dumplings (kumbilappam) using 8 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

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The ingredients needed to make Steamed Banana Dumplings (Kumbilappam):
  1. Get 1/2 cup Rice Flour
  2. Get 1/3 cup Jaggery
  3. Make ready 3 tbsp Water
  4. Get 1/4 cup Mashed Banana
  5. Prepare 1/4 cup Freshly Grated Coconut
  6. Make ready 1 tsp Cardamom Powder
  7. Make ready 1 tsp Ghee
  8. Take as required Bay Leaves

I am also busy with the arrangements. This year Onam is on Friday so we are really happy. Being an expatriate I really miss. Kumbilappam is seasonal authentic dish from Kerala 'God's Own Country' and it also goes by several names; Kumbilappam, Chakka Kumbulappam, Chakka Appam, Vazhanayappam Theraliyappam.

Steps to make Steamed Banana Dumplings (Kumbilappam):
  1. In a small cooking pan, add jaggery and water and heat it till the jaggery melts. Strain and set aside.
  2. In a mixing bowl, add rice flour.
  3. Add freshly grated coconut.
  4. Add cardamom powder.
  5. Take a banana. Cut it into small pieces. Mash it with a masher. Add this mashed banana to the flour-coconut mixture.
  6. Mix well to make a dough. Add ghee and mix well.
  7. Take a clean bay leaf. Shape it into a cone. Secure it with a toothpick. Fill the leaf cone with the prepared dough. Repeat the process for the rest of the dough.
  8. Take a steamer, add water and one bay leaf. Transfer the filled cones to the steamer plate and steam cook it on high flame for 15 minutes.
  9. When done, remove from heat.
  10. Serve warm with a hot cup of tea or coffee.
  11. Part of the dough I filled in silicon moulds. Pre-heated air fryer for 4 minutes and baked it 180° for 5 minutes. The baked dumplings tasted even more better than the steamed dumplings.

Being an expatriate I really miss. Kumbilappam is seasonal authentic dish from Kerala 'God's Own Country' and it also goes by several names; Kumbilappam, Chakka Kumbulappam, Chakka Appam, Vazhanayappam Theraliyappam. Whatever be the name, the recipe followed is the same. They are nothing but steamed sweet dumplings flavored with bay leaf. There are a different kind of traditional kumbil appams such as banana kumbilappam and jackfruit kumbilappam or chakka kumbilappam.

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