Uttar Pradesh Cuisine•comfort

Dum Arbi

Dum Arbi- Stir fried Colocasia cooked in a tangy tomato and yogurt curry

Ingredients

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1
Boil or steam arbi till 80 %done ,don't over cook.
2
Peel the boiled arbi and prick it art few places with a fork .
3
Heat mustard oil in a deep wide pan and deep fry at medium temperature or you can also sjhallow fry it till it become nice golden in colour.
4
Chop tomato roughly and make a smooth puree with green chili and ginger.
5
Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan and add cumin and the whole garam masala.
6
Now add the gram masla and roast on medium flame till it become golden in colour.
7
Add the tomato puree and the powdered masala- kashmiri chili, turmeric ,salt and coriander powder and saute till tomato become soft and start releasing the oil from the sides.
8
whisk the yogurt and then add in the pan and saute again till it start releasing the oil.
9
Now add crushed kasuri methi and 1.25 cup water and when water start boiling add the fried arbi pieces .
10
Stir to mix and cover th pan with a lid and simmer for 10 minutes.
11
Now The gravy will thicken and the arbi will abosrb the flavours.(if you want more gravy then can add some extra water )
12
Add some fresh coriander to garnish and serve hot.
13
Serving- Goes well with any Indian bread or jeera rice.