Hidden Treasure (Monpetok)

Method

1. Take rice flour in a bowl, add salt and mix. Add sufficient water and knead for 5 minutes or till smooth. Set aside for 30 minutes.
2. Heat banana leaves directly on flame to make them soft taking care that they do not burn.
3. Heat a non-stick pan, add brown sugar and 2 tbsps water and cook till the sugar caramelizes. Add coconut and mix on medium heat till well blended. Set aside to cool
4. Place plastic wrap on the worktop and on it place a piece of banana leaf.
5. Divide the dough into equal balls and place one of the banana leaf. Cover with another plastic wrap and flatten the dough ball to shape like a puri.
6. Remove plastic wrap from top, place 1 tbsp of caramalized sugar-coconut stuffing on the puri.
7. Roll the banana leaf piece enveloping the puri in the shape of a cone and then wrap securely from all sides so that it looks like a pyramid. Hold this together with a toothpick.
8. Heat sufficient water in an idli steamer. Place these pyramids on a greased perforated plate and keep it in the steamer. Cover the steamer with its lid and steam for 10-15 minutes.
9. Unwrap the pyramids partly and serve.

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