Genasale/steamed rice cake with coconut jaggery filling Recipe

Genasale is coconut and jaggery filled steamed kadubu or steamed rice cake, usually folded and steam cooked in banana leaves. Banana leaf gives beautiful aroma and a good taste to this genasale. Genasale is prepared using few basic ingredients but the end result is mouthwatering, everyone’s favorite dish. In my ancestral home, navaratri/dasara is celebrated by worshiping goddess durga. This genasale is the main offering to the goddess during night pooja. I still vividly remember waiting for this genasale prasadam to be served, while having a scrumptious traditional dinner. Now let us learn how to prepare this genasale or kayi kadubu (kayi = coconut).