Name: Gujarati Patra
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 20 large patara leaves (colocasia leaves); 150 gm gram flour; 2- tbsp red chilliy powder; 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder; 1 tbsp garam masala powder; Salt; 2 tbsp Sugar; 2 tbsp lemon juice; for Seasoning; 3 tbsp oil; 2 tbsp sesame seeds; 1 tbsp mustard seeds; 1 tbsp cumin seed; Curry leaves; Pinch of Asafetida

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Here, nutritious and tasty colocasia leaves are stuffed with a spicy mixture. Patara is a rolled Gujarati snacks called farasan in Gujarati.

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Total Time 45

Served AsBreakfast, Brunch, Snacks

CuisineBreakfast, Brunch, Indian

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Ingredients

Instructions

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Clean, wash and wipe leaves. Remove the thorns with help of a knife. Keep aside
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In a bowl, add gram flour and all ingredients. (not those for seasoning) Add water and make a thick paste.
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Place a leaf backside up on a flat work surface. Take a little paste and apply thinly all over leaf surface
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Place another leaf over it. Apply the paste and place another leaf.
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Work consecutively in this manner for 4-5 leaves, top layer being that of paste.
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Fold in the edges and roll the leaves, starting with their base towards tip
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Repeat for all the leaves and paste.In a steamer, add 2- cup water and place the all rolls in top base.
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Closed the cover and steam for 15 to 20 minute till cooked.
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Cool and remove. Cut into thick round slices.
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Heat the oil in a pan and add ingredients for seasoning, allow spluttering.Then add round shaped Pataras.
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Turn off the flame and serve hot with ketchup or chutney