Leaf-cup steam

Kotte kadubu

ಕೊಟ್ಟೆ ಕಡುಬು

All Malnad dishes

Kotte kadubu
Companion photograph, Kotte kadubu. Not a restaurant listing.

The story

Kadubu are steamed rice cakes. Wikipedia’s idli page notes kotte kadubu, batter steamed in jackfruit leaves, in Karnataka, the leaf cup perfuming the rice. Malnad and Tulu Nadu share the method: savoury at breakfast, or sweet with coconut and jaggery. The leaf-cup is the story, not a restaurant listing.

Regional kitchen tradition. Read more: Wikipedia, Idli (kotte kadubu)