Taikile Ambado (Dangar) - Tora leaves fritters

Sat, 12 Aug 2023 14:52:49 +0000

At the onset of monsoon many local plants become available in South of India which can be made in into delicious dishes . One such plant is Senna Tora or “Taikilo” as we call it in Konkani language. We use the young leaves of the plant and make fritters or “ambado” from them.

The recipe is really simple to prepare. We take all the ingredient grind and make a batter, then deep fry the Tora leaves by making small bite sized balls mixed in the batter. These go well with tea or coffee.

The leaves should be plucked from young plants well before the flowering starts. Once the flowering starts the leaves do not taste well.

Photo of young Tora plant by Nikitakamka . License – CC-BY-SA

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Taikile Ambado (Dangar) - Tora leaves fritters