Kumro Patay Bora / Rongalau Pator Bor (Pumpkin Leaves Fritters)

Kumro patay bora is a Bengali style pumpkin leaves fritters stuffed with spicy potato stuffing and wrapped in tender pumpkin leaves. Dipped into batter and fried into crispy golden brown from outside and soft juicy inside.

It's raining today and I decided to make rongalau pator bor. So I asked my husband to pluck some tender pumpkin leaves from our kitchen garden. Immediately I  prepared the fritters together with a mixed vegetables sabji and served in dinner with rice.  And believe me the pumpkin leaves fritters were really yummy. I made a quick video of the whole process. Click the video to see how I made the fritters.

Kumro Patay Bora (Pumpkin Leaves Fritters) (ৰঙালাওঁ পাতৰ বড়)

📎Course : Snack 

📎Cuisine : Indian 

🔪Preparation Time : 15 minutes

♨Cooking Time : 15 minutes
🕞Total : 30 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

• 5 medium sized tender pumpkin leaves 
• Oil to fry 

For batter :

• 1/2 cup chickpea flour 

• 1 tbsp rice flour or semolina 

• 1/2 tsp cumin powder 

• 1/2 tsp coriander powder 

• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 

• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder 

• Salt to taste 

For stuffing :

• 3- 4 medium sized potatos

• 1 onion finely chopped

• 1/2 tsp cumin powder

• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder

• 1 tbsp mustard sauce

• 2 green chillies finely chopped 

• 1 tsp  chopped coriander leaves 

• Salt to taste

METHOD:

1. Wash pumpkin leaves and soak in hot salted water for few minutes. 
2. Boil potato.  Peel off the skin and mash it completely. 
3. Add finely chopped onion. Add chopped green chillies and coriander leaves. Add  cumin powder, salt and red chilli powder. Add mustard sauce.  Mix everything well. 
4. For batter, in a large bowl take all the ingredients of batter. Add 1/2 cup water. Mix everything well to make a lump free batter.
5. Now take one pumpkin leaf out of the water and spread in a big plate as shown in the video. 
6. Now take a portion of the spicy mashed potato stuffing and place in the middle of the leaf. 
7. Now wrap from each sides to make a parcel. 
8. Heat oil in a large pan. 
9. Dip each stuffed pumpkin parcels into the batter and put them on the hot oil. 
10. When one side becomes golden brown turn up the other side. Fry till both sides become golden brown. 
11. Serve hot.