Kerala Pothichoru - How To Assemble
 
 
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
  • Banana leaf 2 leaves/meal
  • Kerala matta rice
  • Beetroot mezhukkupuratti
  • Winter melon pulissery
  • Sea bream fish fry
  • Omelette
  • Chammanthi
  • Pickle
Instructions
  1. Kerala pothichoru, the meal is wrapped in a banana leaf or vazhayila.
  2. If you can get hold of fresh banana leaf, that would be ideal for making this.
  3. I've used frozen banana leaves, sold in most Asian or Indian stores.
  4. Wash the leaf under running water, pat dry with a paper towel or kitchen towel.
  5. Wilt the banana leaf by showing it over the flame burner or over glass top cooktop.
  6. If not wilted the banana leaf will tear apart.
  7. On the middle of the leaf, place the rice, make into a rectangle shape.
  8. On top of the rice, place the beetroot mezhukkupuratti, omelette, chammanthi, fish fry, pickle.
  9. Pour the thick pulissery over the rice.
  10. Gently wrap the banana leaf into a rectangle shape.
  11. Keep it wrapped for sometime, that's when the aroma of the banana leaf will infuse into the dishes.
  12. As you unwrap the banana leaf there will be nice aroma.
  13. Enjoy this pothichoru for lunch, tastes absolutely delish.
Recipe by Cooking with Thas - Wholesome Homemade Recipes at https://thasneen.com/cooking/kerala-pothichoru-kerala-meal-wrapped-in-banana-leaf-vazhayila/