How to make Kurkuri Fried Arbi -

Boiled and mashed colocassia mixed with masalas, shaped into discs and served shallow-fried.

Sanjeev Kapoor

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Main Ingredients : Colocasia (arbi), , Salt (नमक)

Cuisine : Indian

Course : Snacks and Starters


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Kurkuri Fried Arbi

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History of Indian cuisine dates back to nearly 5,000-years ago when various groups and cultures interacted with India that led to a diversity of flavours and regional cuisines.
Indian cuisine comprises of a number of regional cuisines.  The diversity in soil type, climate, culture, ethnic group and occupations, these cuisines differ from each other mainly due to the use of locally available spices, herbs, vegetables and fruits. Indian food is also influenced by religious and cultural choices and traditions. 
Foreign invasions, trade relations and colonialism had introduced certain foods to the country like potato, chillies and breadfruit.    

Prep Time : 11-15 minutes

Cook time : 26-30 minutes

Serve : 4

Level Of Cooking : Easy

Taste : Spicy

Ingredients for Kurkuri Fried Arbi Recipe

  • Colocasia (arbi), boiled and peeled 250 grams

  • Salt to taste

  • Crushed black peppercorns to taste

  • Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon

  • Crushed black peppercorns to taste

  • Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon

  • Coriander seeds roasted and crushed 1/2 teaspoon

  • Cumin seeds roasted and crushed 1/2 teaspoon

  • Ginger-garlic paste 1/2 teaspoon

  • Tamarind pulp 1/4 teaspoon

  • Rice flour 2 tablespoons + for coating

  • Semolina (rawa/suji) 1 tablespoon + for coating

  • Fresh coriander leaves finely chopped 1/2 tablespoon

  • Mint leaves finely chopped 1/2 tablespoon

  • Oil for shallow frying

Method

Step 1

Take colocasia in a bowl and mash well. Add salt, chilli powder, crushed peppercorns, turmeric powder, crushed coriander seeds, crushed cumin seeds, ginger-garlic paste and tamarind pulp and mix well.

Step 2

Take colocasia in a bowl and mash well. Add salt, chilli powder, crushed peppercorns, turmeric powder, crushed coriander seeds, crushed cumin seeds, ginger-garlic paste and tamarind pulp and mix well.

Step 3

Mix together rice flour, semolina, salt and crushed peppercorns on a plate.

Step 4

Dampen your palms and divide the prepared colocasia mixture into equal portions, flatten them and cut out small discs using a cookie cutter.

Step 5

Dip the discs in some water and coat them in the flour-semolina mixture.

Step 6

Heat some oil on a non-stick tawa. Place the discs and shallow-fry till golden and crisp on both sides. Drain on absorbent paper.

Step 7

Serve hot.

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