Pathrode recipe of colocasia leaves

Pathrode, a known tasty dish for malnad and Mangalorean people. Main ingredient in pathrode is kesuvina soppu. Pathrode leaves in English is colocasia leaves.

This kesuvina soppu grows in mansoon season and hence pathrode of kesuvina soppu can be tasted in this season only. In the malnad region, it is tradition to prepare pathrode in the rainy season at least once or twice, as it is healthy food.

Pathrode leaves

The colocasia plant grows on the ground as well as on trees also. It is also called by the name maragesu. The leaves of this plant are broadened and dark green in colour. When freshly cut, the liquid oozes out of the cut portion of leaves make our skin itchy.

Kesuvina pathrode

Kesuvina pathrode is a tasty malnad and Mangalorean delicacy and the people of malnad region love to taste this recipe in the rainy season. It is a spicy and healthy dish prepared using pathrode leaf as the main ingredient. Pathrode can be eaten as a breakfast food or it can be tasted with coffee also.

How to make pathrode

Freshly cut leaves of colocasia and the ground pathrode masala is steam cooked. Then it is mashed and added to the seasoning.

Pathrode recipe

Servings preparation time

3-4 people 2-3 hours

Cooking time

30-35 minutes

Ingredients

Pathrode leaves 15

Rice 3/4 cup

Chana dal 1/2 cup

Urad dal 3 tsp

Grated coconut 1/4 cup

Red chilli 4-5

Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

Coriander seeds 1/2 tsp

Tamarind pulp 1 tsp

For seasoning

Coconut oil 5-6 tsp

Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp

Chana dal 1 tsp

Urad dal 1tsp

Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp

Few curry leaves

Green chillies 3-4

Grated coconut 1/2 cup

Onion 2

Lime juice 1 tsp

Groundnut 3 tsp

Jaggery 3 tsp

Preparation

Soak rice and dals for 2-3 hours.

Clean the leaves and chop them into small sizes.

Then grind soaked rice and dals with fried red chilli, cumin, coriander seeds and a little amount of salt.

Grind it to a fine paste after adding tamarind.

This ground mixture should be like dosa batter consistency.

Then mix this ground mixture with chopped kesu leaves in a cooker vessel.

Then steam cook this for about 20 minutes.

Seasoning

Heat a pan and add oil to it.

Then add groundnut and fry it.

Add chana dal and urad dal and fry it.

Next add mustard seeds, curry leaves and green chillies.

As the mustard splitters, add onion and fry it until it turns light brown.

Add turmeric powder and mix well.

Then add steamed and mashed kesu masala.

Finally add jaggery, salt and mix it well. Add lime juice to it.

Garnish with freshly grated coconut.

Tasty pathrode is ready to serve.

Pathrode leaf or kesuvina soppu

There are three different types of kesu plants are grown in malnad. Pathrode kesu or maragesu or marakesu is mainly used in pathrode.

Another variety is called karikesu in which leaves are greenish and the stem of the plant is dark purple coloured.

Kesu soppu or arbi is the third variety which is light green coloured.

The leaves of these two varieties are used in preparing curry, sambar, kesuvina palya. Pathrode is prepared from these three varieties of leaves called kesuvina pathrode.

Kesuvina soppu recipes

Many tasty dishes are prepared in the malnad region using kesuvina soppu. Kesu soppu palya, sambar and curry prepared here. Kesu soppu with amte kayi sambar is prepared.

Kesuvina soppu benefits

kesuvina soppu contains rich fibre and other nutrients make it a healthy green leaf vegetable. It keeps the gut healthy and helps in digestion. It helps in weight loss. It is said that it removes unwanted and undigested things like hair from the intestine.

Cabbage pathrode

Cabbage pathrode is made of cabbage instead of kesu leaves. The same masala used for the kesu pathrode is prepared for cabbage pathrode also.

Suruli soppu pathrode

Suruli soppu pathrode is made of suruli soppu instead kesu leaves. This soppu is also available in malnad region. This pathrode is healthy and tasty like kesuvina pathrode.

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