Patra Alu Wadi

In Gujarat it is known as Patarveliya while in Maharastra Alu wadi, and in Karnataka it is called as pathrode Collard greens is an alternative for Arbi patta/Colocasia as In US, it is hard to get Taro leaves but you can easily find Collard greens in the American and Chinese grocery store. So my today’s recipe is Patra or Patra bajia from Collard Greens.

Ingredients for Patra roll ·

• 12 patra leaves (Colocasia/Collard Greens) ·
• 1 cup Besan (chickpea flour) ·
• ½ cup lemon juice or tamarind paste-1/4 cup ·
• ½ cup sugar (to your taste) ·
• Salt to your taste ·
• ¼ tsp Baking soda ·
• 5 Green chili paste (Ginger paste is optional) ·
• 1 tsp Red chili powder ·
• 1 tsp Garam masala (Laxmi, badshah etc) ·
• 2 tbsp oil

Ingredients for seasoning: ·

• 3 tbsp oil · ½ tsp Mustard sees and cumin seeds ·
• 1 tsp sesame seeds

Ingredients for garnishing patra: ·

• Chopped coriander/Cilantro ·
• Grated coconut