USLI STYLE PATRA

I have already posted patra or alu vadi it is known as.  Recently I posted the same  made with pumpkin leaves. 

As I was sharing the recipe with my friend Shubha, she said that they make alu vadi with tuvar dal paste which was quite interesting.  Since I was having  a bunch of  pumpkin leaves with me, I tried my hand on it and was a hit.  The tuvar dal paste  is made for  preparing usli with French beans or any other vegetables like carrot etc.  

Basically, the alu vadi is prepared with gram flour paste with spices and jaggery, I thought for a change will try this version and was liked by everyone at home.

It is a very good snack item any time and you will also love it after trying your hand on this.  If you want a spicy version, do not add jaggery.

Let  us look at the recipe now.

Ingredients:

1 bunch	Pumpkin leaves
½ cup	Tuvar dal
1 tsp	Rice flour
1	Red chilli
1	Green chilli
1” pc	Ginger
½ tsp	Saunf
	Salt
	Hing powder
	Few curry leaves
1tbsp	Tamarind pulp
oil	For deep frying

Method:

Step 1

Take out the leaves from the bunch and discard the stem. Check thoroughly as there are worms likely to be stuck at the back of the leaves. Put 2 tsp salt in lukewarm water and put the leaves in it after washing the same under the cold water.  This is to ensure to discard the worms, if any.  After 10 minutes remove the leaves and pat dry.  The leaves will become slightly soft.

Step 2

Wash and soak the tuvar dal,  red chilli for 30 minutes.  Grind the same along with green chilli, ginger, curry leaves to a smooth paste.  Add required salt in it while grinding.  Add the rice flour,  saunf, hing powder, mix well.

Step 3

Place one leaf facing the end part of it towards you.  Apply the paste on it.  Place another leaf keeping the stem side towards you and repeat the process.  We can use 10-12 leaves with the amount of paste we are having.  Slightly fold both the sides of the leaves after applying the paste and roll it you normally roll the patras.

Step 4

Heat water in a kadai/steamer.  Place the rolled patra on a plate and steam cook for 10 minutes.  Allow to cool. 

Step 5

Slice the same thinly, deep fry and serve hot with sweet/green chutney.   You can also toss it with mustard seeds and seasame seeds in oil.  Your usli style patra with pumpkin leaves is ready.

NOTE: If you want, you can add bit jaggery.  In usli, we do not add jaggery.

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