Kachu Diye Chingri / Prawns with Taro

Name: Kachu Diye Chingri / Prawns with Taro
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 10 large prawns; 10 Taro / Kachu; 2 potatoes cuts into cubes; 1 tomato; 1 tsp jeera or cumin seeds; 1 bay leaf; 2 green chillies; 1 tsp red chilli powder; to taste Salt; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 2 onions cuts into slices; 1 tbsp mustard oil; 1/2 tsp sugar; 1 tsp ginger paste; 1 tsp cumin paste; 2 cardamom pods

Deepanjali Das @cook_12477078

#Meet the meat/ Fish delight

Deepanjali Das @cook_12477078

#Meet the meat/ Fish delight

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Ingredients

10large prawns
10Taro / Kachu
2potatoes cuts into cubes
1tomato
1 tspjeera or cumin seeds
1bay leaf
2green chillies
1 tspred chilli powder
to tasteSalt
1/2 tspturmeric powder
2onions cuts into slices
1 tbspmustard oil
1/2 tspsugar
1 tspginger paste
1 tspcumin paste
2cardamom pods

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Steps

1

Wash & seven the prawns.Marinate it with salt,turmeric powder.Wash the skin on.
2

Take 3 cups of water in a pressure cooker & put the taro/arbi/ Kachu & potatoes in it.Pressurecook for 1 or 2 whistles.Then switch off the flame.
3

Removed the skin from the boiled taroes & potatoes.Cut into bite sized piecez& keep aside.
4

Heat mustard oil in a pan.When the o starts to steam toss in the marinated prawns.Do not overcook them.
5

Drain the oil & keep the fried prawns aside.In the remaining same oil toss in bay leaf,cumin seeds,cardamom,slited green chillies.Saute till you get the aroma of the spices.
6

Add sliced onions & fry it, then add chopped tomatoes,ginger,cumin paste,red chilli powder.Saute for few mints.Add the boiled taroes& potatoes in the spices.
7

Add turmeric powder, salt,sugar as per taste.Apply light pressure on the taroes/ kochus to slightly mash the edges.
8

This would give the texture to the curry.Saute for 2-3 mints.Add 3 cups of warm water.Fold in.
9

Add the fried prawns & cook or another 2- 3 mints.Switch off the flame.
10

Serve hot with STEAMED rice or phulkas.