Konkani Style Pathravade/Pathrode Recipe-Colocasia Leaves Snack

Step 1: To begin making the Pathrode Recipe, wash and soak the rice and dal in water for 3 to 6 hours

Step 2: Wash the colocasia leaves, remove the stem & the large veins of the leaves with the help of a knife

Step 3: This will help them cook fast and make them less itchy

Step 4: Drain off the excess water from rice and grind all mentioned masala ingredients (except the leaves) to chutney/spread consistency

Step 5: Now first take the largest/biggest leaf

Step 6: Keep leaf upside down and smear a layer of masala on back side of leaf

Step 7: Place the second leaf on top of the first leaf & smear masala

Step 8: Repeat the process for 3 to 5 leaves

Step 9: In one pathravadev roll there should be minimum 3 leaves

Step 10: Now pathravade is ready for rolls

Step 11: Firstly fold the sides of the leaf towards the centre and then roll along length of the leaves to make a roll

Step 12: After it is rolled, smear the paste on top of it

Step 13: Once the rolls are done, steam cook these rolls 15 to 20 minutes

Step 14: Wait till the pathravade cools down a bit

Step 15: Once the pathravade is cooled, you can serve them in 2 ways

Step 16: Just slice them, smear little butter and relish or shallow fry them with coconut oil till they turn crisp

Step 17: Serve hot

Step 18: Serve Pathravade as a side dish along with your Konkan meal of Konkani Style Vengaya Sagle and Tawa Parathas during weekday lunch or dinner