Patolya

A steamed sweet made by spreading a thin batter of soaked and ground rice on fresh turmeric leaves (haldi paan), topping with a filling of grated coconut, jaggery, and cardamom, then rolling the leaf around the filling and steaming until the rice coating sets firm. The turmeric leaf stains the outer layer faintly yellow and imparts an earthy, medicinal fragrance to the sweet. A monsoon season speciality of Kutch, Goa, and coastal Maharashtra.