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Tasty chatako
Patra slices, potatoes and pigeon peas in a sweet-sour yogurt masala
Chatako is a festive Gujarati mixed dish: slices of patra (steamed colocasia leaf rolls) tossed with potatoes and fresh green pigeon peas in a whole-spice tempering, then folded into a tangy yogurt masala with coconut, ginger, tomato and coriander, sweet-sour with jaggery and tamarind. Serve hot as a side dish with dinner or at tea-time parties. Ready-made patra from an Indian grocer works too.
- Total time
- 45 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
For the patra
For the chatako
For the seasoning
For the tempering
Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Make patra (steamed colocasia leaf rolls) by its recipe, without the final tempering, and cut it into slices.
Step 2: Heat 3 tbsp oil in a wide pan. Add 1 tsp cumin seeds, asafoetida, 2 cinnamon sticks, 2 cloves and 2 bay leaves and let them sizzle.
1 minStep 3: Add 1 ⅛ lb potatoes, 9 oz fresh green pigeon peas (tuvar lilva) and the patra slices and toss gently.
3 minStep 4: Add ⅞ oz fresh coconut, ⅞ oz fresh ginger, 3 ½ oz fresh coriander, 1 ⅛ lb plain yogurt, 5 green chillies and 3 ½ oz tomatoes and mix gently so the patra doesn't break.
Step 5: Mix in 1 tsp red chilli powder, ¼ tsp ground turmeric, 1 tbsp sugar, 2 tbsp thick jaggery and tamarind juice, 1 tbsp sesame seeds and 1 tsp salt, and cook for 2 minutes.
2 minStep 6: Serve hot as a side dish with dinner or for tea-time parties.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 260 kcal
- Protein
- 8 g
- Carbs
- 34 g
- Fat
- 10 g
- Fibre
- 6 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does tasty chatako take?
- About 45 minutes in total: 30 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of potatoes?
- Sweet potato, same weight (sweeter, cooks a little faster).
- What can I use instead of fresh coconut?
- Desiccated coconut soaked in hot water for 15 minutes, about three quarters of the weight.
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