He saw me looking at these huge leaves, wondering what they are for, and he told me how to cook it.
This recipe for arbi ke patte ki sabzi comes from Vishnu, my vegetable vendor. I never thought a vegetable as small as arbi will have such big leaves that you can almost use it as a plate! And while I make arbi recipes like arbi masala or dahi wali arbi (arbi in a yogurt sauce), I would never have known how to cook arbi ke patte, if it wasn’t for my friendly vegetable vendor, Vishnu. It is great as a snack or an accompaniment.ĭid you know that while the arbi vegetable is called Colocasia in English, the leaves are so huge that one name for arbi ke patte in English is Elephant Ears! And they really do look like big Elephant ears! Don’t you think? 🙂 In this recipe, huge arbi leaves are rubbed with gram flour paste, steamed, cut and then sautéed in spices. Arbi ke patte ki sabzi is a nice change from the regular green leaves.
