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133. Colocasia Morkuzhambu (Incomplete)

Ingredients :

Pure Water-<br>2 padi
Tamarind-<br>1 palam
Salt-<br>½ palam
Aamanakku (Castor) Leaves-<br>12 palam
Colocasia Tuber-<br>12 palam
Tamarind-<br>½ palam
Salt-<br>¾ palam
Roasted Chilli Powder-<br>⅛ palam
Roasted Fenugreek Powder-<br>veesam 1/16 palam
Turmeric Powder-<br>veesam 1/16 palam
Green Chilli-<br>⅜ palam
Coriander Leaves-<br>¼ palam
Ginger-<br>⅛ palam
Curd-<br>½ padi
Bengal Gram Flour-<br>1 palam
Ghee-<br>½ palam
Mustard Seed-<br>⅛ palam
Red Chilli-<br>⅛ palam
Curry Leaves-<br>¼ palam
  • 1. Mix water and tamarind in a lead coated vessel and boil it.
  • 2. Add salt and cut the castor leaves into small pieces and add it to the boiling tamarind mixture.
  • 3. Now add the colocasia and close it with a lid. Let it boil for some time.
  • 4. When the tuber has cooked properly just take the tuber alone and wash it nicely. Remove the skin and cut into small pieces. This process removes the tingling effect of the tuber.
  • 5. Take ⅛ padi water and tamarind in a lead coated vessel and squeeze the tamarind. Discard the seeds and residue.
  • 6. Cut the green chilli and coriander leaves into small pieces.
  • 7. Now add salt, roasted chilli powder, roasted fenugreek powder, turmeric powder, green chilli and coriander leaves to the tamarind mixture and mix it.
  • 8. Remove the outer skin of the ginger and grind it. Add it to the tamarind water.
  • 9. Now mix curd with little water and stir it nicely. Add this to the tamarind mixture.
  • 10.When the vegetable or tuber is 3/4th cooked add this tamarind mixture to it.
  • 11.When this mixture reduces to half mix gram flour with little water and add it to the vegetable. When it nicely boils temper using Ghee, mustard, red chilli and curry leaves as before and serve.