Arvi (colocasia) leaves Dhokla/Patra

Name: Arvi (colocasia) leaves Dhokla/Patra
Yield: for breakfast or Dinner
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 15 arvi leaves; 2 bowl besan/gram flour; 3 tblsp freshly chopped coriander; 1 tblsp sesame seeds; 2 tblsp chilli garlic ginger paste; 2 tblsp tamarind dates paste; 1 tsp carrom seeds; 1 tsp chilli powder; 1 coriander powder; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp Asafoetida; 1 tblsp lemon juice; Salt to taste; 1 tblsp oil; Required water to make thick besan paste; 1 tsp eno and little water; 3 tblsp oil; 1 tblsp mustard,cumin and sesame seeds; 1/4 tsp Asafoetida and Curry leaves; 1 tblsp chopped coriander

Sangita Vyas @Sangit

Kenya

Colocasia leaves are commonly known as Elephants Ears due to their shape. Also known as Taro leaves in English, in other languages it has its own unique names..
We call arvi leaves.today I made arvi leaves Patra for dinner.. it's yummy and delicious 😋🤤

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Ingredients

40 + minutes

for breakfast or Dinner

15arvi leaves
2 bowlbesan/gram flour
3 tblsp freshly chopped coriander
1 tblsp sesame seeds
2 tblsp chilli garlic ginger paste
2 tblsp tamarind dates paste
1 tspcarrom seeds
1 tspchilli powder
1coriander powder
1 tspturmeric powder
1/2 tspAsafoetida
1 tblsp lemon juice
Salt to taste
1 tblsp oil
Required water to make thick besan paste
1 tspeno and little water
For Tempering
3 tblsp oil
1 tblsp mustard,cumin and sesame seeds
1/4 tspAsafoetida and Curry leaves
1 tblsp chopped coriander

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Steps

40 + minutes

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First of all,wash and dry the leaves, remove the thick veins and again dry with the cloth..
Take 2-3 leaves at a time,roll them and cut in small size but long in length as shown in the pic.
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Now sieve the besan in a big mixing bowl, add all masala spices.
Mix well and add chopped arvi leaves, now add water little by little to make samy thick paste.
Add eno and mix nicely.
3

In the meantime heat the steamer, grease the glasses and fill leaves better in the glass.
Make all glasses ready and put it in the steamer to steam for 20 minutes.
When it's ready remove the glasses, let them cool down then cut in a round shape.
4

Temper time..
Take a nonstick pan,add oil and tempering ingredients,after that put one one piece in the pan, roast till Patra gets crunchy.turn the other side and roast again.
Remove into the serving dish, sprinkle coriander and serve..
Arvi Dhokla/Patra is ready..
Enjoy 👌😋
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