Topic: Cooking with Tej Patta leaves

[Donald Brasco]

Hi

Does anyone have info on how to prepare tej patta for cooking? (so called

[martinvic]

I always fold them in several places so they crack the outer layer, and also break the bigger ones up..

Not sure where I read it from, but supposedly allows them to absorb more liquid and release more flavour

[Donald Brasco]

Thanks Martin. I tend to rip mine into three or four pieces but they still emerge from a 1 hour cook shiny and green.

[foureyes1941]

I was just wondering if the leaves that you describe are curry leaves as before now I have fried curry leaves and they have turned a very dark green/black colour, obviously much smaller and a different shape to the Asian bay leaves. Just a thought!

[Peripatetic Phil]

I would go along with Anita in terms of identification (probably curry leaves) and with the earlier posters in terms of tearing tej patta into pieces before cooking.

** Phil.

[chewytikka]

DB
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