Aaluchi Patal Bhaji

Ingredients list for Aaluchi Patal Bhaji

• 8 Colocasia Leaves
• 1/2 cup Raw Peanuts soaked
• 1/2 cup Split Bengal gram (chana dal) scaled
• 3 tablespoons Oil
• 5-6 Curry leaves
• 2-3 Green chillies chopped
• to taste Salt
• 1/4 cup Scraped coconut
• 2 teaspoons Cumin seeds
• 2 teaspoons Gram flour (besan)
• 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds
• 1/4 teaspoon Fenugreek seeds (methi dana)
• a pinch Asafoetida
• 3/4 tablespoon Jaggery (gur)
• 3/4 tablespoon Tamarind paste

Method

1. Trim the stems of colocassia leaves, peel them and chop. Shred the leaves.
2. Heat 2 tbsps oil in a pressure cooker, add curry leaves, green chillies, peanuts, chana dal, colocassia stems and leaves. Mix well.
3. Add 1 cup water and salt and mix. Close the cooker with the lid and cook under pressure till 2-3 whistles are given out.
4. Grind coconut and cumin seeds with a little water. When the pressure reduces, open the lid and mash contents slightly. Add gram flour and mix.
5. Heat remaining oil in another non-stick pan, add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and asafoetida. When the mustard seeds splutter, add the tempering to the mixture in the pressure cooker and mix.
6. Add 1½ cups water and mix. Add jaggery and tamarind paste and mix. Add coconut-cumin paste and mix well. Bring it to a boil. Serve hot with steamed rice.

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