''Patoleo'' (singular: ''Patoli'';

Goa Goa (; ; ) is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is bound by the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north, and Karnataka to the ...

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: पातोळी (पातोळ्यो)) are stuffed turmeric leaf wraps, a dish which is mostly prepared on the western coast of

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. The main stuffing is made from freshly shredded coconut, rice flour paste, and palm

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; and cooked by wrapping and steaming in

turmeric Turmeric (), or ''Curcuma longa'' (), is a flowering plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae. It is a perennial, rhizomatous, herbaceous plant native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that requires temperatures between and high ...

leaves.

Hindu community

-speaking

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prepare on the second Sunday of Shravan, on

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and on Hartalika, the eve of

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. Salt-free are offered to the goddess

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, who, according to a legend, is said to have a strong craving for these sweets during her pregnancy. Served with leaves on, in a dish. They are mainly eaten after removing the leaf and are eaten with the vegetarian festive lunch during the Hindu festivals. A version of this dish is made in Kerala for the holy festival of Onam and is called Ely Ada.

Christian community

The simplest version of the Goan Catholic is prepared by smearing

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() paste on fresh

leaves () to which a filling of freshly grated coconut () and coconut jaggery () is added. Lastly, the leaves are folded, sealed and steam cooked, preferably in a traditional utensil known as . These are served hot on a platter with the leaves on and eaten after peeling them off. They are often accompanied with tea or other hot beverages. The

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feast of the

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) which falls on 15 August coincides with the

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. It is a feast held dearly by the

Goan Catholic Goan Catholics () are an ethno-religious community adhering to the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church from the Goa state, in the southern part of the Konkan region along the west coast of India. They are Konkani people and speak the Konkani l ...

community, as many villages across

celebrate (

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) on this day and are the star dish of the celebration. It is also prepared in Goa on the feast of ( Nativity of St John the Baptist) which falls on 24 June. are sent with (bride's trousseau) to the bridegroom's house by the

Goan people Goans (Konkani in the Roman script, Romi Konkani: , ) is the demonym used to describe the people native to Goa, India, formerly part of Portuguese India (''Estado Português da Índia''). They form an ethno-linguistic group resulting from the ass ...

—Catholics and Hindus alike. The tradition of distributing to neighbours and friends after the arrival of a new born in the family is still retained by some Goans. In bygone times, were also distributed to mark the completion of construction of a house in Goa. Some Goan Catholic families send to a house where people are mourning the death of a family member. Until modern medicine, was often used to help children with

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. The East Indian Catholics call it or 'East Indian leaf cakes'. The

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say ''Patoli (''ಪಾತೊಳಿ)

Gallery

File:GC Patoleo prep.jpg, Grated coconut () and palm jaggery () in mortar and pestle File:GC Prep Patoleo.jpg, Mixing and File:GC Patoleo ingredients.jpg, Parbolied () rice paste, jaggery-coconut mixture (), and turmeric leaves () File:GC Patoleo smeared rice paste.jpg, paste smeared on File:GC Patoleo filing.jpg, and rice paste smeared on turmeric leaf File:GC Patoli.jpg, Patoli before steaming File:GC Patoleo stuffed wrappers.jpg, Patoleo before steaming File:GC Chondrõ.jpg, steamer File:GC Chondõ (open).jpg, Opened File:GC Patoleo Chondrõ.jpg, Patoleo placed for steaming File:GC Patoleo in Chondrõ.jpg, Steamed patoleo in File:GC Steamed Patoleo.jpg, Patoleo ready to be eaten after peeling the leaves File:GC Patoleo Tea.jpg, Unsweetened black tea and patoleo

References

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Recipe: Patoleo in saffron leavesRecipe: Patoli in turmeric leaves
{{Indian Dishes Goan cuisine Konkani cuisine