A coastal delicacy made with colacassia leaves, abundantly found during the monsoon.
This traditional recipe involves coating spiced rice batter to the leaves and arranging them one above the other, like a stack, nearly rolling them to a cylindrical shape and steam. Cut into slices and fry on hot pan with generous helping of coconut oil.
Courtesy : Rajeshwari M Rao (Amma)
Ingredients For Batter
- Dosa Rice 3/4 cup
- Coriander seeds 1tbsp
- Cumin Seeds 2tbsp
- Urad dal 2tbsp
- Dried Red Chilly 7 to 8 (According to spice level)
- Turmeric 1 tsp
- Curry leaves
- Grated coconut 2 tbsp
- Tamarind pulp 1tbsp
- Jaggery
- Salt
- Oil (Coconut oil preferred)
Other Ingredient
- Colacassia Leaves
Steps
Soak Rice and Urad dal for 3 to 4 hours. Grind all the ingredients mentioned in “Ingredients For Batter” section and prepare a smooth thick batter. Wash colacassia leaves and pat dry. Remove the stem & the large veins from the leaves. Take a large size leaf, apply the coating of batter on the back side of the leaf. Place another leaf on this and apply the batter again. Repeat this for 3 to 4 leaves.
Fold the sides to the centre and roll it to a cylindrical shape.Cut into slices.
Heat a dosa pan and apply coconut oil, roast the slices for 30 minutes in low flame. ( approximately 15 minutes each side).Alternatively you can steam the rolls for 30 minutes then cut into slices and roast it on pan.
Method
- Soak Rice and Urad dal for 3 to 4 hours.
- Grind all the ingredients mentioned in “Ingredients For Batter” section and prepare a smooth thick batter.
- Wash colacassia leaves and pat dry.
- Remove the stem & the large veins from the leaves.
- Take a large size leaf, apply the coating of batter on the back side of the leaf. Place another leaf on this and apply the batter again. Repeat this for 3 to 4 leaves.
- Fold the sides to the centre and roll it to a cylindrical shape.
- Cut into slices.
- Heat a dosa pan and apply coconut oil, roast the slices for 30 minutes in low flame. ( approximately 15 minutes each side).
- Alternatively you can steam the rolls for 30 minutes then cut into slices and roast it on pan.
