Pathrade/ Patra ( Stuffed As Well As Layered Colocasia Leaves); Diabetes Friendly Thursday.

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Rakshabandhan is a Hindu festival celebrated inwards India, celebrating the honey betwixt siblings. Sisters necktie a exceptional thread ( wristband) to their brother's wrist as well as pray for the brother's wellness as well as happiness. The brothers in-turn give the sis a gift as well as besides hope to ever look-out for them. This festival is celebrated amongst much pomp dorsum home. To celebrate this occasion, Team DFT has decided to part salubrious recipes that is their sibling's favorite. My contribution is a traditional konkani dish, Pathrade which happens to live on my brother's favorite! Team DFT is besides celebrating Onam which is a harvest festival celebrated inwards the southern acre of Kerala inwards India.

As a rule, my blood brother does non attention for vegetables or vegetarian dishes. But, when it comes to Pathrade, he makes an exception. He enjoys it. These are made using Colocasia leaves. Colocasia leaves are besides known equally Taro leaves or Elephant ears. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 spicy batter made amongst mung-beans, rice as well as kokosnoot is smeared over the dorsum of the leafage to embrace it completely as well as and thence many such leaves are layered on hand of each other which is as well as thence rolled as well as steamed. The steamed curl is as well as thence sliced drizzled lightly amongst kokosnoot stone oil as well as served. This is a truthful traditional konkani ( Amchi) recipe that is delicious as well as healthy.It is a speciality of the konkani people living inwards the coastal areas of Karnataka.The people living inwards the residuum of the konkan part of Republic of Republic of India brand something similar called Aluwadi which is all the same fried.

Servings: 4-6 ( Serving size: two slices per person).

Ingredients:

Colocasia leaves: 14-16 leaves
Mung beans : 1 cup
Raw rice: 1/2 cup
Freshly grated coconut: 1 cup
Red chillies: 4-6
Tamarind: 1 marble sized piece
Asofoetida ( hing): a pinch
Salt : to taste
Water: half-dozen cups+ 1/2 cup+1/2 cup+ iv cups

Pan frying the slices ( optional):
Coconut oil: 1 tsp
Mustard seeds: 1 tsp
Curry leaves: 1 sprig

Method:

Rinse the mung beans as well as rice thoroughly as well as soak them together inwards half-dozen cups H2O for 4-5 hours.

Grind together freshly grated coconut, crimson chillies, tamarind as well as hing amongst 1/2 loving cup H2O to a fine paste. Take it inwards a bowl as well as continue aside.

Grind the soaked mung beans as well as rice to a fine glue adding H2O equally needed. Add this to the higher upwards bowl. Add tabular array salt as well as mix well. Now the batter for the Pathrade is ready.

Wash the Colocasia leaves thoroughly as well as wipe them dry out amongst a rag or newspaper towels.

Note: these leaves inwards the motion-picture demo are collard greens as well as non colocasia leaves.

Using a knife, gently but thoroughly take the thick veins introduce at the dorsum of the leaf.

This is of import thence that the leaves tin live on layered apartment as well as thence that they don't itch upon eating.
Do this to all the leaves.

Layering:

Arrange i large leafage kickoff vivid side down( upside down) on a construct clean surface. Apply a layer of the batter on the dorsum of the leaf.

Now conform some other large leafage or a few small-scale leaves on hand of this layer as well as repeat the process. Do this until yous cause got 4-5 layers.

Fold the sides of the leaves inwards. Apply some other layer of batter on the folded portion.

Now starting from the bottom of the leafage curl it tightly upwards to the top.

Keep aside.

In an idli steamer or pressure level pan, boil H2O amongst the steamer tray.

Once the H2O begins to boil, identify the rolled Pathrade seam side downwards on the steamer tray . Cover as well as laid upwards on medium open fire for thirty minutes or until tender.

Once cooked, cause got a curl out as well as slide it into 1.5-2 cms thick slices.

Serve hot amongst 1/4 tsp kokosnoot stone oil on top.

Alternatively, the slices tin live on lightly pan fried as well as served.

Pan-frying the slices ( optional):

Heat 1 tsp kokosnoot stone oil on a skillet/griddle.

Add 1 tsp mustard seeds. Once the mustard seeds crackle, add together curry leaves.

Now identify the Pathrade slices inwards a unmarried layer as well as allow it laid upwards until it is slightly golden brown, to a greater extent than or less 4-5 minutes on depression flame.

Flip them as well as laid upwards them from the other side.

Serve hot.

Cooking made easy:

One of the perils of eating Colocasia leaves is that they mightiness brand the within of the oral fissure itch. This tin live on successfully prevented past times ensuring that the veins of the leaves are removed thoroughly, using adequate amount of tamarind piece grinding as well as cooking the Pathrade thoroughly.

Outside of India, at times Colocasia leaves mightiness live on difficult to find. Under these circumstances, these leaves tin live on substituted amongst collard leaves, Swiss chard or spinach.

collard greens

I cause got constitute that collards brand the best substitute due to the similar texture of the leaves as well as the cooking time.

The bonus is that collard leaves exercise non itch!!!

Footnotes( tip for salubrious living):

We are all aware of the benefits of eating greens regularly. The most of import i beingness the soluble as well as insoluble dietary fiber that maintains the wellness of the gut past times preventing constipation. It besides adds mass to the repast thereby making us experience total early on as well as preventing over-eating. Dietary fiber besides gives the nutrient a lower GI index thereby preventing blood carbohydrate spikes. Greens are a groovy origin of diverse essential vitamins similar vitamin Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 & C , poly peptide as well as minerals similar calcium. They are rich inwards immunity supporting phytonutrients.

References:

http://www.livestrong.com/article/407586-nutritional-benefits-of-taro/
http://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/health-benefits-of-taro/
http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/taro.html

Disclaimer:I am non a nutritionist or dietitian. My cognition as well as data is based on my question and reading from unlike resources. Please consult your doc or dietitian before making any changes to your diet.

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Food for thought:

Vitality shows inwards non entirely the powerfulness to persist but the powerfulness to start over. F.Scott Fitzgerald