Colocasia Stem Sauté
 
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Recipe type: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • 2 cups - Colocasia stem
  • 2 tbsp - healthy oil as coconut oil
  • 1 small onion
  • ½ tsp - pure turmeric powder
  • ¼th tsp - black mustard seeds
  • ¼th tsp - cumin
  • ¼th tsp - cumin
  • 5-8 green or red chilies depending on the variety
  • ½ tsp - ginger garlic paste
  • 5 curry leaves
  • cilantro
  • 1½ tbsp - Freshly grated coconut
  • Healthy salt as Himalayan or sea salt.
Instructions
  1. Depending on how aged stems are, stems might have fibery skin. Peel colocasia stems if you see thick skin.
  2. Then cut stems into small pieces.
  3. Dice onion. Slit green chilies.
  4. Add coconut oil to a pot. Heat to medium.
  5. If using red chilies, add to oil. Cook for 40 seconds.
  6. Add mustard seeds. When they splutter, add cumin. Cook for 30 seconds.
  7. Add green chilies (if using) and onion. Cook for 4-5 mins till onion is translucent.
  8. Add ginger garlic paste and curry leaves. Stir.
  9. Add colocasia stem. Stir. Close lid.
  10. Stir every 3-4 mins till stems are cooked.
  11. Add coconut and cilantro. Turn off the stove.
  12. Serve with rice, brown rice, quinoa or roti.
Recipe by Ujwala's Delicacies at https://www.ujwalasdelicacies.com/colocasia-stem-saute/