Arbi ke patte ke Patode (colocasia leaves' snacks)

Ingredients

8 Arbi ke patte (colocasia leaves)

(If the leaves are large, divide them in two parts and treat them as individual leaf)

300 gm Besan (chickpea flour/Bengal Gram flour)

1” finely chopped ginger

1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic

1 tablespoon finely chopped coriander leaves

2 finely chopped green chilies
½ teaspoon sugar
juice of one lemon

½ teaspoon sesame seeds

½ teaspoon mustard seeds 

Salt to taste

A pinch of asafetida

1 tablespoon oil

Method

Wash the leaves properly.  Remove the stem from the leaves and clean them (Remove hard fibers from leaf). Keep it aside.
In a bowl, mix ginger, garlic, coriander leaves, green chilies, lemon juice, sugar, ½ tablespoon oil and salt with the besan. Mix it well.

With a little water make a smooth and thick paste of besan mix.

Place the leaves upside down (the smooth side of the leaf facing down and the rough side up).

Apply a  layer of besan paste over the leaf.

Place another leaf over this leaf upside down and apply a bit thick layer of besan paste over it.

Arrange 4 leaves like this one over the other and make 2 sets of 8 leaves.

Apply besan paste on top layers also.

Now roll the sets of leaves like Swiss rolls.


Steam the Rolls in a steamer for about 20-25 minutes, till the besan gets cooked.

Let them cool down for 10-15 minutes

Cut each roll in slices for about ½” width.

Heat oil in a kadhai/Wok.

Add mustard seeds and stir it.

Add sesame and again stir it.

Add asafetida and all the slices. Mix it well gently so that the slices don't break.

Remove from stove.

Serve it in a serving dish. Enjoy with tea or as it is.