Pathrode
Paan Undi also known as Thera Paan Undi is a steam cooked konkani dish
made with tender taro leaves or colocasia leaves.Chopped taro leaves are
stuffed with ground paste of rice, coconut, tamarind and spices and then
steam cooked in a steamer and served with coconut oil.
The following ingredients are needed to prepare Pathrode Paan Undi /Thera Paan Undi.
Ingredients -
Taro Leaves or Colocasia leaves. -15
For grinding the Spicy Batter : -
Raw Rice. - 2 cup
Grated coconut. -1/2 of a big coconut
Dry Red chilly. - 8
Turmeric powder. - 1/4tsp
Tamarind. - a lemon size
Hing powder. -1tsp
Salt. - to taste
Instructions:-
1) Choose tender and large taro leaves or colocasia leaves and wash the leaves in water thoroughly. De-vein the leaves. Remove the thick stems on the middle part and remove the main veins and sub veins on the back side of the taro leaves using a knife. Wash the de-veined leaves in water.Then finely chop the leaves and keep aside.
Or you can pluck the leafy parts in between the main veins and sub veins of the taro leaves. Discard the vein and sub vein parts and finely chop the plucked leafy part of the taro leaves and wash well in water. Drain water from the leaves and keep aside.
2). Soak raw rice for 5 hours.Grind grated coconut, dry red chillies, turmeric powder and tamarind along with soaked rice and little water to a not so fine but thick and little coarse paste.
3). Transfer the ground batter to a vessel and add hing powder and required salt into the batter and mix well. If the batter is too thick you can add little water and make the batter to a idli batter consistency.
4). Add the finely chopped taro leaves into the batter. Mix the chopped taro leaves and ground batter with your hands or with a ladle to coat the batter on the chopped leaves.
Method:-
1). Boil sufficient water in a steamer on medium flame.
2). Greese a wide bottom baking pan with little oil.Pour the taro leaves batter mixture into the greased pan upto 3/4 level of the pan.
3). Keep the pan on a steamer and close the steamer vessel with lid and steam cook the batter coated taro leaves mixture for 45 minutes to 1 hour or till done.
4). After 45 minutes you can check for doneness. Insert the tip of a knife in the middle portion of the steam cooked taro leaves batter mixture. If it goes in smoothly and comes out clean then the pathrode paan undi is well cooked.
5). Switch off the flame and remove the pan from the steamer and keep aside the undi to cool. When cooled demould the undi to a serving plate. Cut the steamed pathrode paan undi into desired shape with a kitchen kinfe.
A tasty and delicious pathrode paan undi / thera paan undi is ready to serve hot with coconut oil.
The following ingredients are needed to prepare Pathrode Paan Undi /Thera Paan Undi.
Ingredients -
Taro Leaves or Colocasia leaves. -15
For grinding the Spicy Batter : -
Raw Rice. - 2 cup
Grated coconut. -1/2 of a big coconut
Dry Red chilly. - 8
Turmeric powder. - 1/4tsp
Tamarind. - a lemon size
Hing powder. -1tsp
Salt. - to taste
Instructions:-
1) Choose tender and large taro leaves or colocasia leaves and wash the leaves in water thoroughly. De-vein the leaves. Remove the thick stems on the middle part and remove the main veins and sub veins on the back side of the taro leaves using a knife. Wash the de-veined leaves in water.Then finely chop the leaves and keep aside.
Or you can pluck the leafy parts in between the main veins and sub veins of the taro leaves. Discard the vein and sub vein parts and finely chop the plucked leafy part of the taro leaves and wash well in water. Drain water from the leaves and keep aside.
2). Soak raw rice for 5 hours.Grind grated coconut, dry red chillies, turmeric powder and tamarind along with soaked rice and little water to a not so fine but thick and little coarse paste.
3). Transfer the ground batter to a vessel and add hing powder and required salt into the batter and mix well. If the batter is too thick you can add little water and make the batter to a idli batter consistency.
4). Add the finely chopped taro leaves into the batter. Mix the chopped taro leaves and ground batter with your hands or with a ladle to coat the batter on the chopped leaves.
Method:-
1). Boil sufficient water in a steamer on medium flame.
2). Greese a wide bottom baking pan with little oil.Pour the taro leaves batter mixture into the greased pan upto 3/4 level of the pan.
3). Keep the pan on a steamer and close the steamer vessel with lid and steam cook the batter coated taro leaves mixture for 45 minutes to 1 hour or till done.
4). After 45 minutes you can check for doneness. Insert the tip of a knife in the middle portion of the steam cooked taro leaves batter mixture. If it goes in smoothly and comes out clean then the pathrode paan undi is well cooked.
5). Switch off the flame and remove the pan from the steamer and keep aside the undi to cool. When cooled demould the undi to a serving plate. Cut the steamed pathrode paan undi into desired shape with a kitchen kinfe.
A tasty and delicious pathrode paan undi / thera paan undi is ready to serve hot with coconut oil.
The paan on the table is looking awesome. I felt that only one thing is missing there. The banarasi Paan which we like to eat after food but still food, you, your content and your family all are looking awesome.
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