Patrode
Patrode is a cuisine very famous in Mangalore, Udupi,Karnataka. especially in coastal areas.
It is made of Colocasia leaves which are abundantly available in gardens.
Generally thinner leaves are used for this purpose
Cooking Method
A spicy batter made of rice flour, red chilly, etc is smeared on the colocasia leaves. They are then rolled & steam cooked.
The steam cooked rolls are then taken out & cut into slices.
Patrode is served in different ways.
1. Common Method:
The steam cooked slices are smeared with coconut oil or ghee or honey & eaten. Each have different tastes.
2. Patrode Masala
The slices are again cooked with a chilli based gravy
3. Patrode Idli
This a slight variant of the above two. Instead of smearing the batter on the leaves, The leaves are chopped & mixed into the batter. The paste is then poured into idli makers & steam cooked. They are then taken out smeared with coconut oil or ghee & then eaten. Patrode idlis are eaten without any chutney or sambhar.
Precautions
One should take care patrode is cooked thoroughly. Eating partially cooked Patrode may cause itching in the throat which may last for few hours. Its better to use coconut oil or ghee on the slices to avoid itching in throat. This may not be required if the slices are further cooked with gravy.
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