Goan Patoleos

Total time: 80 minutes Servings : 14 pieces Cuisine : Goan

Ingredients :

For Patoleos

• 2 cups Rice , boiled

• 14 Turmeric Leaves , medium sized , washed and clean

• Salt

For stuffing

• 2 cups Coconut , grated

• 1 cup Goan Jaggery ,grated

• 1 tablespoon Cardamon , powdered

• Water

Instructions :

Step 1

First soak the rice in sufficient water for at least 2 to 3 hours or overnight.

Then drain the water, and grind this rice with little salt to smooth and thick paste.

Step 2

Take a pan and add jaggery with little water and cook on low heat,till the jaggery is completely dissolved.Then add the coconut and cook on medium heat. Cook this till the water evaporates and the mixture is thick. Finally add cardamon powder and mix well. Remove from the heat and let it cool down.

Step 3

Apply the thick rice paste very smoothly and thinly all over the turmeric leaf. Don’t go to the extreme edges.Now add coconut jaggery mixture in the center of the rice paste .After that fold the turmeric leaf nicely, pressing the extreme edges nicely to seal it. Complete the remaining leaves in same procedure.

Step 4

Now place the leaves in the steamer in groups and steam them for 15 – 20 minutes, till the leaves color changes little. Serve it hot . And Voila !!!