Chingudi Patra Poda : Shrimp cooked in Pumkin Leaf

-

Patra Poda is a very traditional Odiya recipe. It cooked with minimal oil, using the steam. The food is delicious and healthy. People use banana leaf or pumpkin leaf for the preparation . I didn't have either so I user zucchini leaf.


Ingredients:

  1. Shrimp : 10-12  deveined 
  2. Baby potatoes: sliced into medium slices.
  3. Mustard Paste: 2tbsp ( grind, 2 tsp mustard seeds, 1 tsp cumin seeds and 5-6 cloves of garlic pod)
  4. Red Chili Powder: 1 tbsp
  5. Turmeric Powder: 1 tsp
  6. Green Chili: 2 -3 slit length wise
  7. Salt: to taste
  8. Mustard oil: 1 tsp
  9. Zucchini Leafs: 4-5 large 
Procedure:

In a bowl mix the Mustard paste, red chili powder, turmeric powder, salt and oil to make a smooth paster.

Marinate the shrimp, potato, & Green chili in the masala and let it sit for about 30 mins.

The zucchini & pumpkin leaf are generally stiff and might break while wrapping so first massage the leafs nicely to soften them a little.

Now spread little oil over the leaf. Put the prawn’s mixture over it and fold the leaf to house the mixture inside.

Bind the leaves with normal threads. 

You should put at least three to four outer covering of zucchini & pumpkin leaf.

Preheat a cast iron tawa, place the packet on the tawa and cook for about 20 mins.

If not feeling confident on tawa, alternately you can bake it in over at 350 F for about 25 mins.


The Patra poda is ready to be served. 

Serve it hot with pakhala and enjoy.

Till then happy blogging.

Rakhee

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Chicken Biryani in Rice cooker

-
Image
I bought a new rice cooker few days back and since then haven't stopped experimenting on it. I used to think its just for cooking rice or steaming meat and veggies. I went through the whole recipe book that came along with it but ended with nothing. It has great recipes but they are not exactly what we prefer to eat. So I did a little research on my own. I have always made biryani the same way layering the half cooked chicken and half cooked rice and cook it over the heater in a cover pot. But most of the time I ended up with a small of portion of the masala, chicken and rice burning .So would go to a restaurant and eat briyani rather than going through all the trouble. After buying the rice cooker I decided to give chicken biryani one more shot in the rice cooker. I thought what the heck it can't be any worst :) And I am glad that I tried. It turned out amazing. It had every thing one looks for in a good biryani, aroma, flavor and juicy chicken. So here we go... Ingredients: C...
Read more

Green Papaya Curry

-
Image
The unripe green papaya can be eaten cooked, usually in curries, salads, and stews. Green papaya is used in Southeast Asian cooking, both raw and cooked.  Papaya fruit is a rich source of nutrients such as provitamin A carotenoids, vitamin C, B vitamins, lycopene, dietary minerals and dietary fibre.  Back at my mom's place we had a big garden where she used to grow all types of vegetables, Papaya, Banana, Tomato, green chillies and the list go on and on. If you have ever grown a papaya you know its like never ending fruits and there is always so much you can eat. Mostly my Mom would pick them before they are ripe and use them in santula or dalma. Here I am sharing the santula recipe that uses green papaya. Ingredients: Papaya: 1 medium cut in small cubes Potato: 1 small cut into cubes. Cumin seeds: 1tsp Green Chilli: 1-2 cut length wise. Tomato: 1 small cut into cubes. Turmeric Powder: 1 tsp Roasted cumin and red cilli Powder: 1 tsp (Look for the recipe...
Read more

Anda Tarkari (Egg Curry)

-
Image
As promised here I am with the recipe for egg curry or as we say anda aloo jhola. Ingredients: Eggs: 4 boiled Potato: 1 large cut into 4-6 pieces Tomato: 1 medium finely chopped Onion: 1 medium finely chopped Ginger Garlic paste: 2 tbsp Red Chilli Powder: 1 tbsp Turmeric Powder: 1 tbsp Cumin Powder: 1/2 tbsp Coriander Powder: 1 tbsp Cinnamon Stick: 1/2 inch Whole cardamon : 4 Salt: as per taste Sugar: a pinch Bay Leaf:1 Oil: 3 tsp Procedure: In a pan heat 1 tsp of oil. Fry the potato chunks till slightly golden all sides. Peel the boiled eggs and sprinkle a pinch of turmeric powder on them, mix well and fry in the same pan as potatoes till slightly golden all over. Remove form heat at keep aside. In a deep kadhai or pan heat rest of the oil and add a pinch of sugar. As the sugar starts to caramelize add the bay leaf and chopped onion with a pinch of salt and cook till onion turn golden brown. Add red chilli powder and cook till the raw smell is gone. Add ...
Read more