Chamaku Potlalu

Taro Leaves Fries

Ingredients :

Taro Leaves 10
Chana Dal Flour (Besan Flour) 1/2 cup
Red Chilly Powder 1/2 tsp
Cloves 10 (to pierce)
Salt as per Taste
Oil 1 - 2 tbsp

Preparation :

Remove the stems of taro leaves, wash and wipe with a cloth.

Take besan flour in a plate and make dough by adding little water, salt,

red chilly powder (neither tight nor loose) as shown in the below picture.

Now take the leaf and put little dough in the centre of the leaf and press it
with hand firmly and as thin layer.

Then try to fold the leaf from all the sides and pierce with a clove as
shown in the pic.

Repeat it for all the leaves, put them in idli plates and steam cook
for 10 Min's.

Now take out them from idli stand and remove cloves from them.

Heat oil in a pan and keep cooked packs in it.

Fry them on low flame till the leaf changes its colour to dark brown,

it takes approx 15 Min's to fry both the sides by turning them.

Now Chamaku Potlalu are ready, serve them with sambar rice, curd rice ....etc

It takes approx 30-35 Min's to prepare.

Suggestions :

Any masalas can be added to dough according to your taste.