Patra recipe: Learn how to make this scrumptious Gujarati snack

If you are looking to try a new Gujarati snack, n this recipe prepared out of colocasia leaves will make for best choice. With colocasia leaves being one of primary ingredients, this mouth-watering Gujarati snack will add a new experience to your taste buds. You can serve patra for various occasions like kitty parties, anniversaries or simply for your evening snack. Kw how to make patra with following ingredients and steps.

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Ingredients to make Patra - (For 2 servings)

• 2/3 cup gram flour
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger paste and green chilli
• 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida, mustard seeds, red chilli powder, tamarind paste
• 1/4 teaspoon sesame seeds
• 1/3 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 and 1/4 tablespoon jaggery
• refined oil, salt, water as required
• 4 medium-sized colocasia leaves

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Steps to make Patra

Step 1

To prepare this Gujarati snack, grate jaggery. Take ar bowl and add gram flour, ginger-chili paste, turmeric, red chilli powder, asafoetida, grated jaggery, oil, and tamarind.

Step 2

Mix it toger by adding water and salt, and make mixture soft. Take colocasia leaves and place m on a plain board. Get rid of veins from colocasia leaves. 

Step 3

Next, apply gram flour mixture on one of colocasia leaves and place ar leaf over it. Make sure that you evenly apply mixture. This will avoid leaking of gram flour mixture. Continue this procedure with rest of colocasia leaves.

Step 4

Roll colocasia leaves properly. n steam colocasia leaves in a steamer for about 20 minutes. Leave it for cooling and cut Patra rolls in proper size.

Step 5

Heat oil in a pan. Make sure you turn to keep flame medium. Add mustard seeds when oil gets heated. Add asafoetida and sesame seeds and wait until y crackle. e gently add patras to oil. Saute for a couple of minutes. Serve delicious patras with chutney of your choice. You can garnish se patras with coriander leaves.

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best thing about patra is it is steamed and fried, and takes up less oil. And that makes this Gujarati snack special. You can pair this colocasia leaves recipe with various chutneys. Patra will become your and your family's favourite after you've served it for your garing. Your pockets will be flooded by ir compliments. Hence, you should definitely try this recipe. 

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