Saturday 22 August 2015

Alu Vadi

Alu vadi 

Alu vadi has a very important place in traditional Maharashtrian cuisine. It is a popular snack prepared during traditional functions. Alu Vadi's also known as patras is a delicious preparation using spinach or colocasia leaves that has a sweet and tangy gram flour mixture spread on them and rolled in a special way to form a pinwheel.


Method in pictorial form



Make paste of coconut, Dhania leaves , green chillies and ginger . 



In paste add red chilly powder, turmeric, garam masala , besan , rice flour n jaggery.



Mix all in paste ...above ingredient.



Give tadka to paste with Rai , jeera, Sesame seeds, hing, crushed saunf .



Wash leaves scrape its thick veins n roll Belan on leaves .



Apply batter on leaves



Arrange leaves as per picture



Fold n again apply batter



Then make rolls



Pressure cooker for 4-5 whistle or else steam for 30 min .




Give tadka for final round with Rai , jeera n Sesame seeds n hing






N shallow fry