Name: Colocasia root curry recipe by Triptila KS at BetterButter
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 Colocasia roots; Toor dal or pigeon pea dal 1/4 cup; Coconut half; Kokam 2 pieces; Siachuan pepper or Teflaem 4; Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp; Red chilli 1; Tamarind pulp 1 tsp; Jaggery 1 tbsp; Salt to taste; Water 1 cup

ABOUT Colocasia root curry RECIPE

This is traditionally cooked in Goan hindu families with toor dal and coconut gravy. The addition of Tefhal spice or Siachuan Pepper gives it an unique taste and it helps in digestion.

Ingredients Serving: 4

4 Colocasia roots
Toor dal or pigeon pea dal 1/4 cup
Coconut half
Kokam 2 pieces
Siachuan pepper or Teflaem 4
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Red chilli 1
Tamarind pulp 1 tsp
Jaggery 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Water 1 cup

Instructions

Cook toor dal in a pressure cooker along with cleaned and cut colocasia roots and kokam for 3 whistles
Grate the coconut and grind it with turmeric powder, red chilli, tamarind and water into a fine paste and it to the cooked toor dal
Hit slightly the Tefhal spice in a mortar and pestle and add it to the curry
Once the curry has boiled add jaggery and salt

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