Patwadi | Patodi | Patodi Rassa is an authentic maharashtrian dish.Its generally a blend of patwadi and cut rassa.Here patwadi is made up of besan flour(chick pea flour) and cut in diamond shape and rassa /cut is a gravy with which these wadi’s are served.

To read more recipes for Pitrupaksh just click on the recipe names below ;

• Pitrupaksh Secial thali

• Coconut Kheer

• Alu wadi

• Medu Wada

Watch Youtube Video of Patwadi | Patodi below :

INGREDIENTS :

For Patwadi | Patodi :

• 2 cups of besan (chick pea flour)

• 3-4 green chillies / 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 4-6 garlic cloves (लसुण )
• 1/2 tspoon of cumin seed (जिरा )
• Turmeric powder
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbspoon of cooking oil

For Cut/Rassa :

• 2 sliced fried onions
• 1/4 cup sliced dry fried coconut
• 1/4 tspoon poppy seed (खस-खस)
• 1/4 tspoon sesame seeds (तिळ)
• 6-7 garlic cloves ( लसुण )
• 1/2 inch ginger (आलं )
• 1 tspoon garam masala
• 1/2 tspoon coriander power (धना- पावडर)
• 2 tspoon red chilli powder
• Salt to taste
• 2 tbspoon vegetable oil.

METHOD :

For Patwadi | Patodi | Patodi Rassa   :

• Take chillies,garlic and jeera and make a fine paste.

• In a pan pour 1 tbspoon of oil.
• To it add the above prepared paste.
• Saute the mix.
• Now add water and heat till the water comes to boil.
• Now add the besan flour to the boiling water .
• Mix the besan in proper way so that no lumps are formed .
• Let the mix get cook for next 10-15 minutes.

• Take a plate and grease it with oil.
• Put the besan mix in the greased plate and tap the mix with wet hands.(You have to tap the hot mixture don’t let it get cool.)
• Flattened the mix evenly.
• Let it get cool.
• Now cut the wadi’s in proper size.
• Garnish it with coriander.

(You can also garnish it with shredded coconut.)

For preparing Cut/Rassa :

• Grind the fried onions ,fried coconut,roasted sesame seeds and poppy seeds,garam masala,chilly powder, coriander powder ,garlic and ginger altogether in a mixture.
• Make a fine paste of all above ingredients.

• Now add oil to the pan and put the above grinded paste in it.
• Roast it well till the paste leaves the oil.
• Now add salt to taste.
• Add required amount of water to the paste.
• Let the gravy boil for next 10-15 minute.
• Garnish it with coriander leaves.
• Your patwadi rassa / cut is ready to serve.
• Serve the dish with patwadi and cut rassa….
• You can eat it with chapati or bhakri or rice.

Tip :

Serve the patwadi’s separately with cut/rassa (gravy) because if you dip it in the gravy and then serve,the gravy will get thick.

Watch Youtube Video of Patwadi | Patodi  below :