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Patra

Author By Chanchal
Calendar 19-Nov-2010

Ingredients:

  1. Arbi leaves(colocasia)- 9
  2. Soda bi carbonate- ½ tsp
  3. Jaggery- 1 tbsp
  4. Gram flour- 1 cup
  5. Cooking oil- 3 tbsp
  6. Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
  7. Asofoetida(hing)- ½ Tsp
  8. Dry chillies(broken)- 2
  9. Minced garlic- 1 tsp
  10. Red pepper- ½ tsp
  11. Chat masala- 1 tsp
  12. Tamarind(imli) juice- ¼ cup
  13. Salt to taste

Method:

  1. Wash the arbi leaves and keep aside.
  2. Add gram flour in a bowl and add tamarind juice, jaggery, salt and red pepper.
  3. Mix well and make a smooth and thick batter, add some water if necessary.
  4. Now apply the batter on dark green side of the large leaf.
  5. take another leaf and apply the batter and place in first leaf.
  6. make three rolls of all the leaves by same process.
  7. Bind tightly to all the rolls and steam for 30 minutes.
  8. Now cut in to small cubes and keep aside.
  9. Heat oil in a wok and splutter the mustard seeds.
  10. Add dry chillies and wait until they become dark brown.
  11. Add garlic and hing, after few seconds add arbi cubes and fry for 2-3 minutes.
  12. Sprinkle chat masala and serve hot.
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