Mankochur Torkari

Taro Roots with Potato

Serves 4

Ingredients:

Taro root – 500 gm

Potato – 200 gm

Salt

Turmeric powder– one tea-spoon

Bay leaves (dried) -- two

Cumin seeds – a pinch

Green chilies – two small (sliced)

Ginger paste/ powder – half a tea-spoon

Cumin paste/ powder – 2 teaspoons

Coriander paste/ powder – half tea-spoon

Mustard oil (or sun flower oil) – one and a half table-spoons

Water

How to prepare:

Cut taro and potato in small cubes, wash with water and drain all the water carefully. Keep these in one side.

Heat mustard oil until the colour changes and the typical smell of mustard oil vanishes.

Add bay leaves, green chilies and cumin seeds.

Add the vegetables; add salt, sauté for some time, till taro starts turning golden by stirring it now and then. Add ginger paste. Stir a little. Add turmeric, stir and mix well. Add Cumin- and coriander paste/ powder, and just like before, stir and mix well. Add water. Add sugar. Cover and now make the flame small. Let it cook in low heat until the vegetables get tender. By then the gravy will also thicken. Serve with steamed rice or roti.