Patra

Name: Patra
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 10 colocasia leaves; 3/4 th cup besan; Ginger chilli paste; Lemon sized ball tamrind; 1 pinch asafoetida; Salt and red chilli powder as per taste; 1 tsp oil; For seasoning:; 4 tsp oil; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp Cummin seeds; 1 lemon; 1 tsp sesame seeds; Curry leaves and corianderleaves; 1 long green chilli

Aparna Keswani @aparna_2511

Patra made from colocasia leaves is a very healthy and light weight snack. It's tangy and crisp.

Aparna Keswani @aparna_2511

Patra made from colocasia leaves is a very healthy and light weight snack. It's tangy and crisp.

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Ingredients

20 minutes

10 servings

10colocasia leaves
3/4th cup besan
Ginger chilli paste
Lemon sized ball tamrind
1 pinchasafoetida
Salt and red chilli powder as per taste
1 tspoil
For seasoning:
4 tspoil
1 tspmustard seeds
1 tspCummin seeds
1lemon
1 tspsesame seeds
Curry leaves and corianderleaves
1long green chilli

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Steps

20 minutes

1

Clean and wash colocasia leaves. Cut the stems. Keep the smooth side on top and wipe it dry.
2

Soak tamrind in water for half an hour and make the pulp out of it.
3

Make besan/ gram flour batter by adding water, salt, red chillipowder, ginger chilli paste and some corianderleaves to it.
4

Brush 1 tsp oil on the leaves. Apply tamrind paste to the leaves on the smoother side. Followed by gram flour batter. Roll the leaves into cylindrical shape.
5

Heat a steamer. Place the patra rolls on it and steam them for 15 minutes.
6

Remove ghee soft patra rolls from the steamer and cool them
7

Chop patra rolls into roundels.
8

Make a seasoning by heating oil and adding mustard seeds, Cummin seeds, hing powder, curry leaves and sesame seeds.
9

Add patra roundels in the seasoning and mix it lightly. Sprinkle juice of 1 lemon and some coriander leaves. Serve immediately or can be stored in the fridge for 4 to 5 days.