air fryer patra recipe | Gujarati patra recipe
Gujarati patra goes low oil yet retains the same taste. Learn to make this air fried patra recipe and wow your guests too.
Equipment
- Air fryer
- steamer
- Mixing bowl
- spatula
Ingredients
- 1 cup chickpea flour Besan
- ½ cup oats flour or you may use chickpea flour (Besan)
- ½ cup quinoa flour or you may use chickpea flour (Besan)
- ½ teaspoon Red Chili Powder
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin powder
- ½ teaspoon green chilli or as per taste
- ¼ teaspoon asafoetida /heeng avoid if gluten-free
- 3 tablespoon tamarind paste
- water enough to make thick paste
- 1 tablespoon oil
- salt as per taste
- 8-10 Colocasia leaves arbi leaves
For tempering
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon oil
- salt as per taste
- freshly grated coconut for garnish
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl add green chili, turmeric powder, red chili powder, salt, asafoetida, chickpea flour, quinoa flour,oats flour,cumin powder and tamarind paste with enough water to make a thick paste
- Mix well with water to make a paste.
- Wash the leaves first & spread the paste using a spoon on the taro leaves so that the mixture is spread evenly
- Add another leaf on top,spread the mixture again. Do this with atleast 4-5 leaves.
- Close it from both ends and roll it up.
- repeat this for another set of leaves,put these rolls in a steamer.
- Steam it for 20-22 minutes, Remove it from steamer and keep it aside to cool.
- Once it cools down,cut it into small spirals like a Swiss roll. Meanwhile preheat the air fryer for 5 mins at 180 C|355 F
- Brush them with oil and sprinkle sesame seeds on them,air fry them in a preheated air fryer at 180 C|355 F for 8-10 minutes.
- garnish with fresh grated coconut.
- Serve warm with a dip/chutney
Notes
You may adjust the spices as per your liking. Increase the chillies or tamarind pulp as per your taste.