ARBI ROAST | SEPPANKIZHANGU ROAST | STARTUP COOKING
Arbi also known as Colocasia or Taro root. In Tamil it is called as Seppankizhangu. It has very significant amount of dietary fiber, carbohydrates and vitamins. It acts as an antioxidant to remove toxins from the body.
Arbi can be cooked in 2 ways, open pot method or pressure cook method, its very important step in the whole process. Adding cumin seed and fennel seed powder gives extra flavor to this roast. This recipe has no onion and no garlic.
This recipe is very easy to prepare and super delicious, goes well with any variety rice, rasam rice or curd rice. Arbi roast will be little spicy and cripsy on the outside and soft on inside. Follow my step-by-step photo recipe to prepare Arbi roast. If you like this recipe, share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.
RECIPE FOR ARBI ROAST
Coarse : Side Dish for Rice
Cuisine : South Indian
Author : Jayashree Karthik
Prep Time : 10 min
Cook Time : 20 min
Total Time : 30 min
INGREDIENTS
- 300g Arbi / Colocasia / Seppankizhangu
- 4 tbsp oil – divided
- 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp Urad Dal
- 1/8 tsp hing
- 1 spring curry leaves
- 1/8 tsp turmeric powder
- 3/4 tsp red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp coriander powder
- 1/4 tsp cumin seed powder
- 1/4 tsp fennel seed powder
- salt to taste
PROCEDURE
- Pressure cook Arbi till soft (open pot method or pressure cook method)
- if using pressure cooker, pressure cook for 2 whistle
- cool down completely, peel the skin of arbi and cut it into small pieces
- heat 3 tbsp oil in a cast iron pan
- add cooked Arbi
- shallow fry the Arbi carefully till crispy and golden brown and then keep it aside
- heat a tsp of oil
- add mustard seeds and allow to crackle
- add Urad Dal, hing and curry leaves
- saute for few seconds
- add shallow fried arbi
- add turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, fennel seed powder and salt
- mix gently
- cover and cook in low medium flame
- roast evenly on all the sides (stir occasionally)
- roast Arbi until raw smell of spice powder goes
- Seppankizhangu roast ready
- Yum ????
NOTE :
- adjust red chilli powder as per your taste
- you can replace Arbi with yam or potato
- if you don’t have fennel seed powder, crush the seeds gently and add it
Arbi roast with step-by-step photo recipe
take Arbi in pressure cooker
pressure cook for 2 whistle
Arbi cooked well
peel the skin
cut it into small pieces
heat oil in cast iron pan
add cooked Arbi
shallow fry the Arbi till crispy and golden brown
remove from the pan and keep it aside
in the same pan, heat a tsp of oil
add mustard seeds, Urad Dal and hing
add curry leaves and allowed to turn crisp
add shallow fried Arbi
add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, fennel seed powder and salt
mix well
cover and cook in low medium flame,
until the raw smell of spice powder goes
Seppankizhangu Roast Ready
goes well with any variety rice, rasam rice or curd rice
