COLCASIA LEAVES CHUTNEY
Ingredients
- 6 - 8 medium size leaves- Colocasia /taro / kesuvina ele, -- ** ref notes
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric /Haldi
- little Jaggery
- lemon size Tamarind
- Salt, as per taste
For masala
- 1 small cup coconut
- 2 tsp Black Gram/ Urad Dal
- 1 tsp Bengal Gram /Chana Dal
- 4 - 8 Red Chillies, As per your preference
For tempering
- 2-3 tbsp coconut Oil / Any Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard
- few Curry Leaves
- 6 - 8 Cloves Garlic
Instructions
- Pick fresh Taro / Colacassia leaves / kesuvina ele. Wash the leaves thoroughly. Remove the hard stem.
- Roughly chop the leaves.
- In a vessel ,take the leaves with tamarind,salt & turmeric.Add one cup of water and cook the leaves on a medium flame till the leaves are soft.
- Allow the cooked leaves to cool
- Meanwhile, heat oil in a small pan. Add urad dal ,chana dal & red chillies fry till dal turns golden. Turn off the heat, add coconut & let it cool completely.
- Transfer the fried masala, cooked leaves ,jaggery and salt to a mixer / blender. Grind to a smooth paste.Taste test .
- Prepare the tempering .Heat oil in a small pan. When oil is hot, add mustard,garlic and curry leaves. Fry it until garlic turns golden brown.
- Now add grounded chutney to this . Saute 3-4 mins.
- Serve colocasia leaves chutney with hot rice . Drizzle little coconut oil or ghee while mixing. Will enhance the taste.
