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Arbi Masala

Colocassia roots tempered and cooked with basic spices in flavourful onion- tomato gravy. Serve this hot with chapatis or phulkas. This is Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

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Main IngredientsColocassia (arbi), Tomatoes
CuisineIndian
CourseMain Course Vegetarian
Prep Time11-15 minutes
Cook time11-15 minutes
Serve4
TasteSpicy
Level of CookingModerate
OthersVeg

Ingredients 

  • 500 grams colocassia (arbi)  roots, boiled and peeled
  • 2 medium tomatoes, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 4 tablespoons oil
  • 2 tablespoons cumin seeds
  • 2 inch cinnamon piece 
  • 2 tablespoons ginger-garlic paste
  • 2 medium onions, finely chopped
  • 3-4 green chillies, slit
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tablespoon dry mango powder (amchur)
  • 2 tablespoons coriander powder
  • 1 tablespoon cumin powder
  • 2 tablespoons garam masala powder
  • 2 tablespoons mustard oil
  • 2 cups yogurt
  • Finely chopped fresh coriander leaves 

Method

  1. Cut the arbis in one inch pieces and mix it with salt and turmeric powder.
  2. Heat one tablespoon oil in a non-stick pan. Add arbi and cook till light brown in color. Drain on absorbent paper. In the same pan add the remaining oil and add cumin seeds, cinnamon and ginger-garlic paste and saute for a minute.
  3. Add onions, green chillies and cook further till onions become translucent.Add tomatoes and cook till the tomatoes get cooked. Add amchur powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, garam masala powder and salt and mix well and cook for two to three minutes.
  4. Add the fried arbis and mix well. Add the yogurt and lower the heat and mix well.Add two tablespoons water and cook till the gravy thickens.
  5. Serve hot garnished with coriander leaves.
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