COLOCASIA STEM CURRY

Ingredients:Fresh colocasia stem 10 nos, thuvar dal 1/2 cup, turmeric powder 1 tea spoon, shallots 6 nos, chilli powder – 1 spoon, tomato 1, thick tamarind juice 2 spoon, salt to taste, oil 1 table spoon, mustard seed 1 tea spoon, red chilli 2 (broken to1” pc), curry leaves Method : Peel off the skin of colocasia stem and cut to small pieces. In a pressure cooker add thuvar dal, colacasia and turmeric poweder, add water enough to cover the ingredients. Cook for 5 to 8 minutes or 3 whistle. Blend chilli powder,tamarind juice and tomato together and make a coarse paste. Add this to the cooked colocasia dal mixture. Pour water to required consistency, add salt and let it boil for 5 mts. Take out from fire. In a pan add oil when hot add mustard seed, broken chilli and curry leaves. When done pour this thadka over the kept aside curry. Ideal to be served with rice