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It is funny. Growing upwards when my woman rear cooked Alvathi, I never liked it. Now it is 1 of my favorite dishes! I estimate sense of savor does evolve every bit 1 grows up. In that case, I definitely accept promise for my kids! Right straightaway they are stuck to bland steamed vegetables as well as upkaris( stir frys). Coming dorsum to Alvathi, this is cooked out of therapaan (Colacasia leaves) that grows similar weed dorsum home( India) during rainy flavor as well as hither I pay $4-$5 for the same leaves!!! Well, I estimate mortal has to pay for the transportation as well as handling! The expert word is that I tin move it anytime from the Indian shop that is xv minutes away from me! Well.. That is what I telephone phone luxury!
That's plenty of yapping for now.. Again alavathi is goose egg simply therapaan cooked inwards a gravy made from Earth kokosnoot as well as reddish chillies. Yes, it actually is that simple!
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
Therapaan( Colocasia leaves): 1 big bunch ( unopen to xv medium sized leaves).
Ginger: 1 inch piece
Green chillies: 2-3, slit lengthwise
Tamarind: 1/2 small-scale lemon size( I using pulp, 1 tsp)
Freshly grated coconut: 1 cup
Red chillies: 4-6( depending on your spice level)
Mustard seeds: 1 tsp
Curry leaves: 1 sprig
Coconut oil: 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Jaggery: pinch
Water: ii cups to laid upwards the leaves as well as 3/4 loving cup to grind the masala.
Method:
Grind together freshly grated coconut, reddish chillies amongst plenty H2O to brand into a thick fine glue as well as conduct identify aside.
Clean the therapaan thoroughly inwards water. Remove the stems. Reserve the stems for some other dish. Now take away all the big veins from the dorsum of the leaves. Removing these veins is of import every bit the dish volition otherwise brand your oral cavity itchy.
Once all the veins from all the leaves accept been removed, roughly chop the leaves. Add the leaves to a pot as well as add together water, light-green chilli, ginger, tabular array salt as well as jaggery to it as well as laid upwards until done( unopen to 20-25 minutes). One expert guide is the modify inwards color of the leaves. It is ameliorate to overcook than undercook these leaves.
Once the leaves are cooked, add together the Earth masala to it as well as convey it to a boil.
Tempering:
Heat kokosnoot stone oil inwards a small-scale frying pan. Add the mustard seeds. Once the mustard seeds accept spluttered, add together he curry leaves.Add this to the pot above.
Serve hot amongst steamed rice.
Enjoy!
Cooking made easy:
One has to survive careful spell making whatever dish amongst collacacia leaves. Both the treatment of the leaves as well as eating it tin attain severe itching inwards the hands,mouth, natural language as well as lips if non done correctly.
To preclude itchy hands afterward treatment of collacacia leaves, delight smear whatever cooking stone oil on the hands or tamarind solution or 1 could fifty-fifty wearable gloves prior to treatment the leaves. Of course, launder your hands thoroughly afterward the treatment of the leaves.
To preclude itching post-eating, brand certain that yous take away all the big veins from the dorsum of the leaf. The to a greater extent than veins yous remove, the lesser the conduct chances of itch. Please ensure that yous laid upwards it amongst a sour agent similar tamarind, ambado etc. Use a fiddling to a greater extent than than what yous would unremarkably utilization for a given dish. Ensure that yous laid upwards the leaves properly as well as thoroughly. It is safer to overcook it than undercook it.
Tip for good for yous living:
Make greens a regular purpose of your daily diet. Eat atleast 1 component subdivision of greens everyday. Eating greens on a regular reason has several wellness benefits. They render the necessary dietary fiber as well as roughage to conduct identify us regular as well as thereby preclude constipation. It also adds mass to the nutrient then that nosotros experience fuller without consuming also many calories. Greens also accept a depression glycemic index, therefore expert for diabetics. They are also a bang-up beginning of frolic acid, atomic seat out 26 as well as other essential vitamins as well as minerals.
References:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/407586-nutritional-benefits-of-taro/
http://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/health-benefits-of-taro/
http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/taro.html
Food for thought:
The mediator of the inexpressible is the move of art. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe