Coorg Tourism - Thambutt (Traditional Coorg Sweet Dish) by Shruthy Ganapathy

Thambutt (Traditional Coorg Sweet Dish) by Shruthy Ganapathy

Ingredients:

Thambutt powder – 1 cup
(Method : Roast 1 seer or about 4 cups of par-boiled rice. Powder with seeds
of 12 cardamom pods and 1 teaspoon of fenugreek seeds)
Ripe bananas – 10
Salt – to taste
Sugar – 1 teaspoon (If the bananas are not sweet, more sugar may be added)
Cardamom powder from – 1 pod
Coconut (grated) – ½ cup
Gingelly (sesame) seeds (roasted) – 1 tablespoon

Method:
Place the bananas, salt and thambuttu powder on a large plate. Squeeze and knead well until it gets a soft consistency. Mix grated coconut, roasted gingelly, sugar and a pinch of cardamom separately. Serve this on top of the Thambuttu. The coconut mixture can also be mixed with the Thambuttu mixture. Serve with hot ghee.