A delicious example of the rich Awadhi Cuisine that is rich in proteins!
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr
Total Time5 hourshrs30 minutesmins
Course: Accompaniments, Dinner, Festival Cooking, Side Dish
Cuisine: Awadhi Cuisine, Indian
Keyword: Patra in Awadhi Gravy, Protein-Rich Food, Seodha from Awadhi cuisine
Servings: 8people
Calories:
Ingredients
For the Seodha:
4colocasia leavesor arbi leaves
To Grind:
250gramsurad dalsoaked for 4 hours
4Green chilli
8clovesgarlic
1inchGinger
TamarindLemon sided ball of
2tablespoonred chilli powder
1tablespoonJaggery
Salt Lemon sided ball of
For the Gravy:
1tablespoonOil
½teaspooncumin seeds
1bay leafor tejpatta
2onionfinely chopped
5-6clovesgarlic
1inchginger
10-15Cashew Nuts
2tablespoonmelon seedsmagaz tari/
2tablespoonpoppy seeds
6Tomatoespureed
¼teaspoongaram masala
½teaspoonred chilli powder
½teaspoonturmeric powder
Salt to Taste
Instructions
To make the Soedha:
Wash the leaves the water never stays on them. So I will not say dry them just spread them out on a newspaper to dry up.
Meanwhile grind the ingredients under the label to grind list to a paste. Try and use minimum water.
Adjust the seasoning and transfer to a bowl big enough to dip your hand.
Since I used tender leaves I did not need to clear the veins.
Use the largest leaf and place the leaf on the kitchen platform the vein side up.
Apply a thin layer of the paste on the leaf.
Lay another leaf on the batter surface and spread the batter again covering the entire leaf.
Repeat with the third and fourth leaf.
Fold the sides of the leaf and the curved edges from the top so that you get a rectangle.
Now make a tight roll of the leaf. Cover the leaf with the remaining batter from all sides.
In the pressure cooker, remove the weight or vent and on a metal sieve place a plate upside down now transfer the roll in the cooker and steam for 20 minutes.
Let it cool completely before slicing the roll.
Shallow fry the rolls until golden brown on both sides.
You can eat these rolls as a side dish.
To make the Gravy:
Heat oil then splutter the cumin seeds add the bay leaf too .
Add chopped onions and sauté till pink.
Add ginger garlic paste and sauté till the raw smell goes away.
Make a fine paste of melon seeds, poppy seeds and cashew nuts. Add this paste and cook for a few minutes.
Add pureed tomatoes.
Cook on slow fire till the mixture dried up.
Add milk and cook till the oil comes up.
Place the Soedha in the serving bowl add the gravy on top.
You can garnish the dish with fresh cream and coriander leaves but I was too hungry to anything more.