Thaalu Curry (Colocasia stem curry)

Today’s dish is a very special one. Colocasia stem is called Thaalu in Malayalam. When I was a child, this used to be prepared at home every time my great grandmother visited us. She was very fond of this recipe. This time when we went to India, my mom’s friend gave some Thaalu and I carried it with me to prepare this dish. It came out well though not as tasty as my mother cooks it..

Colocasia stem curry 1

Ingredients:

Chopped colocasia stem 2 – 3 cups
Urad Dal 1 tsp
Coconut oil 2 tsp
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Red chilli 1 or 2
Tamarind small lemon sized squeezed in water
Curry leaves as needed
Salt as needed

Method:

1. Wash the chopped colocasia stem nicely. Pour oil on to a heated pan.

2. Once the oil is hot, add red chilli and urad dal.

3. Allow the dal to brown a bit and then add the mustard seeds and curry leaves.

4. When the mustard seeds splutter, add the colocasia stem and salt. Saute them for about 5  – 10 minutes and then add tamarind water.

5. Let the raw smell of the tamarind go away and the curry become a bit dry.

6. Switch off the flame and serve hot with rice.

Colocasia stem curry 2I hope you liked this post. Let me know your comments below and I am so eagerly waiting to read them..

 

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