Patra Recipe

Patra Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 cup gram flour (besan)
• 1/2 teaspoon pureed green chilli
• salt as required
• 1/2 teaspoon asafoetida
• 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder
• 12 medium colocassia
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger paste
• refined oil as required
• 1 teaspoon powdered turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon tamarind paste
• 1/4 cup jaggery
• water as required

Recipe :

• Step 1 Prepare the besan mixture

  To prepare this recipe, grate the jaggery in a small bowl and keep it aside. Now, take a separate bowl and add gram flour, ginger-chilli paste, turmeric, red chilli powder, 1/2 teaspoon asafoetida, jaggery, oil and tamarind paste to it.

• Step 2 Wash and remove veins of the colocasia leaves

  Now add water along with salt and mix well until it turns into a smooth paste. On the other hand, wash the colocasia leaves and place them on a chopping board. With the help of a knife, carefully remove the veins from the centre of the leaves.

• Step 3 Apply the besan mixture on the leaves

  Next, apply the besan mixture on one leaf and place another leaf over it. Make sure that the mixture is evenly coated. Continue this procedure with other leaves.

• Step 4 Roll up the leaves & steam

  Now carefully roll the leaves and steam in a steamer for about 20 minutes. When it cools down, cut the leaves into 1-inch slices.

• Step 5 Heat oil & add mustard seeds & asafoetida

  Heat oil in a pan over medium flame and add mustard seeds and sesame seeds to it. Now add the remaining asafoetida along with sesame seeds and wait for them to crackle.

• Step 6 Saute the rolled Patras

  Now add the Patras and gently saute them for a minute. Serve hot with any chutney of your choice. You can even garnish it with fresh coriander leaves.

Recipe :

• Try to use medium size Colocasia leaves (arbi ke pattey).

• You can also garnish the Patras with grated coconut.

• You can also use tamarind water instead of tamarind paste.