Terrace Grown Pathal Pathrado

Terrace Grown Pathal Pathrado 

• Raw Rice- 1 Cup
• Thur dhal-1 fist 
• Grated Coconut -2-1/2 cup's 
• Hing/Asafoetida-Small piece 
• Tamarind -Marble size 
• Roasted dry red chilly -10 to 12 or according to the taste 
• Salt a required 
• Pathrade paan /colocasia leaves -15 to 20  tender ones n mostly here  small leaves are used, which cannot be made as pathrado .. 
• Water -5 to 6 cup's  . 

Seasosing 

• Oil ..1 tblsp 
• Mustard seeds ..1 tsp heaped 
• Urid Dhal ..1 tsp heaped .
• Methi Seeds - 1/2 tsp       

Method 
Soak rice n thur dhal for 2 hours .  


Remove fiber from the leaves if any as small tender  ones usually dont have  n wash  .

 Chop the leaves finely . 

Grind grated coconut, roasted dry chillies,hing n tamarind to a fine paste ... then add soaked rice n thur dhal n grind to a medium paste ( neither coarse nor fine ) without adding water . Can sprinkle water if required .Remove the the batter and add chopped pathrade leaves n salt . mix well . 

 In a thick bottomed kadai add oil n then splutter mustard seeds. Then add urid dhal n methi seeds ,roast till brown , then add the above batter ,  water and cook it covered n check in between n also stir ,so that it does not stick at the bottom n cook till the tender leaves are cooked ... Add water n adjust salt as needed . 

Note : The consistency has to be medium . neither thick or thin . 

Can be used as a dip for Shevai n also for Rice .