PATOLI (HALDI PITTHA)

Preparation of PATOLI (HALDI PITTHA):


Ingredients:

• Rice - 1 cup
• Salt - a pinch
• Pure ghee - as required

Stuffing

• Coconut, scraped - 1 cup
• Jaggery (gur), grated - 6 tablespoons

Method:

• Soak rice in three cups of water for two hours. 
• Drain and grind into a thick paste using very little water.
• Add salt to taste. Take coconut in a pan and roast lightly. 
• Add jaggery and cook for five to seven minutes. Set aside to cool. 
• Heat water in a steamer. 
• Apply ghee on the shining side of the turmeric leaves. 
• Spread a little rice batter on each leaf.
• Put a spoonful of the coconut stuffing and fold the leaves sideways.
• Place them in the hot steamer and cover. 
• Cook for ten to fifteen minutes. 
• They can also be made in banana leaves. 
• Serve it by taking out from leaf.

When done, peel off the leaves, dribble a little ghee and serve hot.