Saturday, November 19, 2011

Alu Vadi/Patra

Maharashtrian dish which serves as a nice snack.

Ingredients:


6-7  Colacasia leaves
2 cup besan
1 tblsp dhania powder
1 tblsp jeera powder
1/2 cup tamarind pulp
3 tblsp jaggery
1/2 tblsp haldi powder
2 tblsp red chilly powder 
1 tblsp oil 
1 cup Water
Salt to taste

Directions:

1) Remove the stems of the leaves properly.
2) Mix besan and all the other ingredients with water to make a thick batter. Apply the batter on the leaves and roll it tightly.


4)Boil water in idli steamer and steam the rolls
5) Insert a knife and it should come out clean, that means your roll is steamed.  Cut into pieces


6) Heat oil in a pan, shallow fry the pieces(It can also be deep fried). I like it deep fried :)





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