Unveil the flavours

Colocasia leaf is the main ingredient for this recepie. Abundantly grown in our home , this leaf makes it to a wonderful delicious savoury that not only tickles your throat but also your tummy. Its an age old process followed through the generations which goes into the making of Pathrode. There are typically two forms that Pathrode takes - A cluster of leafy mix and other the cut rings shallow fried on a tava/saucepan. Both the forms have the basic steps to be followed until steaming. Ingredients for the spread: 1. Soaked Rice - 1/2 cup 2. Grated Coconut - 1 cup 2. Chilli - Red  - 8 to 9 3. Dhania - 2 tsp 4. Tamarind - 1 tsp paste 5. Salt to taste 6. Urad dal - 2 tbsp 7. Toor Dal - 1/2 cup 8. Oil - 2 tbsp 9. Jaggery - 2-3 tbsp 10. Jeera - 1/2 tsp 11 Turmeric - 1/2 tsp 12 Asefoetida - a pinch 13. Channa Dal - 1/2 tsp Grind all the ingredients mentioned except 8 and 9 for the spread. Wash the colocasia leaves and place the largest one upside down....

A lazy Sunday afternoon it was and I had all the time in the world to delve into baking in the kitchen. I had kneaded the dough for the bread in the morning and had allowed it to rest. I had been making breads almost every weekend until I reached the art to perfection. For the bread dough: 1. 1 cup Maida (All purpose flour) 2. 2 cups of Wheat four 3. 2-3 tablespoons of sugar 4. 1/2 cup of oil/ melted butter 5. 2 tsp of yeast dissolved in warm water 6. 1 tsp of baking powder 7. A pinch of salt Dissolve sugar in about 2 - 3 tbsp of water. Sieve the flour, baking powder salt into a bowl. Add the sugar, yeast and oil and knead the dough until soft and smooth. Allow it to rest for about 2 hours or until the dough raises by double (I had it rest for more than that. Its definitely a plus) And now for the filling: 1. Chopped 8- 10 button mushrooms 2. 2 onions/Shallots 3. 15 cloves of garlic - minced 4. Salt to taste 5. Pepper - 1 tsp 6. Butt...