Alva Mande Upkari-konkani recipe/Taro root Masala Fry

Taro root (Colocasia root) is called Alva Mande in Konkani.Alva Mande Upkari/ Taro root Masala fry can be served as a dry side dish with Rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Alva Mande Upkari

Ingredients:-
Alva Mande[Taro root].    - 6
Coriander powder.            -2 tsp
Red chilly powder.           -1tsp
Turmeric powder.             -1/4 ts
Pepper powder.                 -1/2tsp
Hing powder(asafoetida)  -1 tsp
Amchur(Mango powder). - 1/2 tsp
Coconut oil/ Oil.                - 2 tsp
Carom seeds/Ajwain.         -1/2tsp
Mustard seeds.                    -1 tsp

Instructions:-

1.  Take 5 Alva Mande[ Taro roots] and remove its brown hairy outer skin and wash thoroughly in water 2 or 3 times.

2.  Chop the washed Taro roots into medium thin and lengthy pieces and keep aside.

3.  In a wide mixing bowl add the chopped Taro root pieces and add Red chilly powder, Coriander powder, Turmeric powder,  Pepper powder, Hing powder and required Salt.

4.  Mix the chopped Taro roots with all the spice powders together with your hands till the spice powders nicely coated with the Taro root pieces.Keep aside

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Method:-

Heat Oil in a pan and splutter Mustard seeds and Carom seeds(Ajwain) and saute well.

Add the Alva Mande(Taro root) pieces coated with spices and stir well.

Sprinkle little Water and mix well.

Cover the pan with a lid and cook on low flame.Sprinkle little Water in between and stir well till the Taro root pieces become soft and cooked well.

When cooked,sprinkle Amchur( Mango powder) and mix everything well and switch off the flame.
A tasty Alva Mande Upkari (Taro root Masala fry) is ready to serve as a dry side dish with Rice.