
Patodi
Patodi (Patwadi) Rassa is a classic vegan dish from the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. Steamed, set besan (gram flour) cakes are cut into diamonds and dropped into a hot, spicy red rassa of onion, tomato, ginger and garlic just before serving, so they stay firm. A beloved everyday curry served piping hot with bhakri or chapati.
Ise patodi vadi, besan patodi, patwadi naam se bhi khoja jata hai.
Time 40 min · Serves 4 · 281 kcal · Vidarbha, Maharashtra
Ingredients
Garnish
- Coriander Leaves (garnish) — 10 g
Main
- Water — 900 g
- Gram Flour — 150 g
- garam masala powder — 4 g
- Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 10 g
- Tomato — 120 g
- ginger garlic paste — 15 g
- Turmeric Powder — 2 g
- onion — 150 g
- salt — 7 g
- oil — 40 g
Tempering
- Asafoetida — 1 g
- Mustard Seeds (Black) — 3 g
- Cumin Seeds — 3 g
Method
- Whisk gram flour with 300 ml water, salt and turmeric to a smooth batter.
- Pour into a greased plate and steam till set.
- Cool, then cut into diamonds.
- Heat oil; add mustard, cumin and hing.
- Add chopped onion; fry till golden.
- Add ginger-garlic paste and tomato; cook till mushy.
- Add chilli, garam masala and remaining water; boil 8 minutes.
- Add patodi pieces just before serving; garnish with coriander.
Common questions
- Patodi ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- पतोदि ko English mein Patodi likhte hain.
- Ek plate Patodi mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 281 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 40 min lagta hai — 15 min taiyari, 25 min pakana.
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