Patholi is a sweet rice dumplings where rice batter is spread over
turmeric leaves along with the stuffing prepared from grated coconut and jaggery
and then steamed. This is mostly prepared in the region of Goa and coastal Karnataka.
In Konkani language it is called as “Patholi” where as in Tulu language it is
called as “Manjolda eretha gatti”. In South Karnataka this dish is prepared on
the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi and Nagara Panchami as a offering to god.
Prep time Cook time Total time
1 hr 20 min 20
min 1 hr 40 min
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Recipe
type: Sweet Dish
Cuisine: Konkani
Serves: 4 Servings
Ingredients:
Turmeric leaves 20
Dosa rice 1 cup
Grated Coconut ½ cup + ¾ cup
Flattened rice ¼ cup
Salt a pinch
Jaggery powdered ¾ cup
Cardamom Powder 1 tsp
Instructions:
1.Wash turmeric leaves well and wipe out the extra water present
in the leaves.
2.Wash and soak dosa rice for at least 1 hour. Also soak flattened
rice and both keep aside.
3.Firstly prepare for the batter by grinding dosa rice, ½ cup of
grated coconut, soaked flattened rice and salt to a fine thick paste. Add very
little water while grinding the batter.
4.Meanwhile prepare for the filling and you are required to add
grated coconut in a bowl along with powdered
jiggery and cardamom powder.
5.Mix three ingredients very well with the help of hands. The
jaggery will start leaving its moisture content and gets incorporated well with
grated coconut.
6.Take a spoon full of batter and spread into thin layer on top of
the turmeric leaves.
7.Repeat the same procedure for all the remaining leaves.
8.Place a spoon full of filling above the spread batter
vertically. Fold the leave and press gently against each other for few seconds
to get each other stick.
9.With the help of steamer steam these leaves for 20 minutes. Once
steamed the color of the leaves turns yellow which confirms that they are
cooked properly.
10.Serve hot patholi with fresh ghee.
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