Patoli ( Steamed stuff pancakes)

I feel nostalgic about certain dishes . Patoli is one such dish . This is a very traditional sweet made by using fresh turmeric leaves that come in the market during monsoons.  The leaves are smeared with ground rice paste and stuffed with sweet coconut jaggery filling . They are then steamed . The resulting dish is very very delicious and tasty. Turmeric leaves  lend a very unique flavour to the dish .




Ingredients :

3 cups ............rice
1 .............. fresh grated coconut
1 ............. cut jaggery
15 to 20 .............fresh broad turmeric leaves (haldi panna)
1 tsp ............. crushed cardamom seeds
ghee.
 

Method :

                                              Soak rice in water overnight.
                         Grind the rice into very smooth paste and keep aside.

   In a kadhai add some ghee and roast the coconut for 5 minutes add jaggery.

      Let the jaggery melt , cook the coconut jaggey mixture till it is little sticky.
                                   Add cardamom powder and keep aside.

                                     Wash and wipe the turmeric leaves.
                                                 Cut little at both the ends.

             Mix little oil with water and smear one side of the leaves with this.
                                Then spread a thin layer of ground rice paste.

                           Sprinkle the cooked coconut jaggery mixture on it.

                                              Fold the leaves into half.

                       Steam in a idli maker or a pressure cooker without the 

                                         pressure for 15 to 20 minutes.

                            Separate from the leaf and serve hot with ghee.

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