Kotte Kadubu||Jackfruit leaves rice idly||Spice Bowl

Kotte kadubu are soft aromatic idly made by using Jackfruit leaves as a mould .It is a traditional recipe of Mangalore , Udupi & coastal regions of Karnataka It can be served with chutney / sambar.
Ingredients:
Urad dal - 1/2 cup
Rice -1&1/2 cup
Jackfruit leaves (4 leaves for 1 idly)
Salt
Preparation :
Wash & soak 1/2 cup urad dal and 1& 1/2 cup rice for 4-6 hrs
Gride urad dal into a smooth texture & rice into chiroti rava texture
Pour both batter in a vessel & mix in hand as it aids to fermentation and rest for 8-10 hrs/overnight
Use 4 leaves to make kotte/mould for one idly by joining together with coconut sticks or thin bamboo sticks & trim the leaves as shown in video
After 8 hrs add salt and mix well
Heat water in a steamer / kadubu maker and place leaf moulds on it
Pour the batter on leaf mould and steam for 20 -25 mins
Flavoursome kotte kadubu is ready😋
Serve with chutney & sambar
Note : Don't use tooth picks for joining leaves, sticks should be thin & strong(coconut sticks/ bamboo sticks )