Kesuvina Pathrode(colocasia leaves pudding)

Colocasia pudding is very tasty break fast dish.It is steam cooked.'kesuvina soppu' is the Kannada name for Colocasia leaves.Colocasia is commonly available in the backyard of Dakshina Kannada houses!!Any time one can prepare pudding,but in DK one variety of leaves available which grows on trees.(marakesu)Pudding prepared out of that leaves will be more tasty.That is available from July 15th to Aug 15th.Only drawback of colocasia is  it gives itching.To compensate it one has to use tamarind and coconut oil.
Required ingredients
Colocasia leaves:20
Rice:2 cups
Tamarind:size of lemon
Salt:to taste
Jaggery:size of lemon
Black gram dal:1/2 cup(optional)
Coriander seeds:2 tsp
Chilly:4-5

Fresh pathrode ready to serve

(those who want spicy pudding can add more chilly or pepper)

How to prepare  pathrode(colocasia leaves pudding)

• Soak rice and black gram dal for 2-3 hours.
• Grind it with above said ingredients except colocasia leaves in to coarse paste by adding sufficient water.
• Finely chop colocasia leaves after washing it.(After chopping if you get itching in palm apply coconut oil).
• Mix it with grounded mixture.
• Pour it over a container or plantan leaf and fold it.(If you are folding in plantan leaf you should make it soft by holding on fire).
• Steam cook it  for 45 minutes to one hour.
• Serve hot with coconut oil or ghee.