Air-Baked Odia Patrapoda With Sattu-Stuffed Ridge Gourd Rolls Recipe

About this recipe

A traditional Odia dish reimagined: mustard-marinated vegetables wrapped in banana leaves are paired with protein-rich sattu-stuffed ridge gourd rolls, cooked to perfection in an air fryer.

Ingredients

• - Grated Coconut
• 500 G Ridge Gourd/Jhinge Tori(500Gm)
• 250g Green Chilli
• 250g Coriander
• - Mustard Seeds
• 500 Gms Rice Flour
• NaN Sattu I Roasted Bengal Gram Flour
• 200 ml Mustard Oil
• 20 g Turmeric Powder
• 10G Salt

Instructions

1. Step 1: Prepare the marination by mixing mustard seeds, turmeric powder, panch phoran, green chilies, grated coconut, and salt with 2 tablespoons of mustard oil.
2. Step 2: Massage the drumstick pieces and hollowed ridge gourd with the mustard mixture. Let them marinate for 15 minutes.
3. Step 3: In a bowl, mix sattu with 2 tablespoons of mustard oil, chopped coriander, and a pinch of salt to form a thick stuffing.
4. Step 4: Stuff the marinated ridge gourd with the sattu mixture and secure the openings with toothpicks if needed.
5. Step 5: Wrap the marinated drumstick pieces and stuffed ridge gourd in banana leaves. Secure the wraps with kitchen twine.
6. Step 6: Preheat the air fryer to 180°C. Place the banana leaf parcels in the air fryer basket and bake for 25 minutes, flipping halfway through.
7. Step 7: Serve the air-baked patrapoda and sattu-stuffed ridge gourd rolls warm, garnished with fresh coriander.