Alucha Phatphata (Colocassia Leaves Sweet And Sour Gravy Veg)

Name: Alucha Phatphata (Colocassia Leaves Sweet And Sour Gravy Veg)
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 bunches Colocassia / Tarro leaves (Bhaajicha Alu); 1/4 cup Black Dry Peas (Kaale Vaataane); 1 1/2 cups Water (For cooking the vegetable); 1 tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 1/2 tsp Bedgi Red Chilli Powder; 2 tbsp Jaggery ….. To be adjusted as per preference; 2 tsp Tamarind pulp; 1 tbs Chickpea Flour (Besan); to taste Salt; 1 1/2 cups water for gravy; 1/2 cup Fresh Grated Coconut; 3/4 tsp Cumin Seeds (Jeera); 2 tbs Oil; 1/4 tsp Asafoetida; 6 Garlic Cloves…. Roughly crushed

Pooja M. Pandit @pan_poo_

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Alu, is a Marathi wors for Colocassia/Tarro leaves. This is a unique monsoon vegetable which is also very nutritious. These leaves are of two types, Vadicha Alu (for making fritters/savoury cakes i.e. Aluwadi) and Bhaajicha Alu (bhaaji i.e vegetable, for making a gravy vegetable which I have presented here). The leaves of vadicha alu are bigger in size than the ones of bhaajicha alu. Though in rare cases you might find large leaves of bhaajicha alu, like I did. In that case, just increase the mentioned ingredients by just a little quantity.
In Maharashtra you will find that, generally this vegetable is prepared using boiled peanuts too and without the ground coconut paste. The recipe I have presented here is from a particular community of Maharashtra. So, the taste differs a bit in both recipes. But, both ways it tastes delicious!

Pooja M. Pandit @pan_poo_

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Ingredients

2 bunchesColocassia / Tarro leaves (Bhaajicha Alu)
1/4 cupBlack Dry Peas (Kaale Vaataane)
1 1/2 cupsWater (For cooking the vegetable)
1 tspTurmeric Powder
1 1/2 tspBedgi Red Chilli Powder
2 tbspJaggery ….. To be adjusted as per preference
2 tspTamarind pulp
1 tbsChickpea Flour (Besan)
to tasteSalt
1 1/2 cupswater for gravy
To Be Ground To A Paste :
1/2 cupFresh Grated Coconut
3/4 tspCumin Seeds (Jeera)
For The Tempering :
2 tbsOil
1/4 tspAsafoetida
6Garlic Cloves…. Roughly crushed

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Steps

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To make Alucha Phatphata, first soak the dry black peas overnight in sufficient water.
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Break away the stems from the leaves and lightly Peel the outer layer of the stems. Do not discard the stems.
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At the time of cooking the vegetable, rinse the colocassia leaves as well as the stems and the soaked black peas well.
4

Drain out all the water and chop finely the colocassia leaves and it’s peeled stems.
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Transfer them along with the soaked black peas to a pressure pan and add the mentioned quantity of water for cooking. Cook for about 6 whistles on high flame and then for further 5 minutes on low flame.
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In the meantime, grind together the grated coconut and cumin seeds using sufficient water to get a smooth paste.
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Add to it the besan and mix well.
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Open the pressure pan, and add to it the water mentioned for the gravy.
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Also add the turmeric powder, red chilli powder, tamarind pulp, jaggery, coconut paste and salt to taste.
10

Mix well and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and check the seasoning. Adjust salt or any other ingredient as per preference. The taste should be slightly sour and sweet and the consistency a bit medium thick.
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Switch off the heat and set aside.
12

Heat a kadhai for tempering. Add the oil to it.
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When the oil heats up, add the asafoetida powder and the crushed garlic. Saute till the garlic is slightly browned.
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Add this sizzling tempering to the cooked vegetable and immediately shut the lid on top. Set aside for a while so that the garlic flavour seeps into the vegetable.
15

Serve this delicious and nutritious Alucha Phatphata with hot phulkas and some steamed rice with a delicious pickle by the side!

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Pooja M. Pandit @pan_poo_

on May 10, 2019 19:25

I am a home cook, and I like to cook traditional as well as fusion food. Learnt to cook by trial and error and lots of experiments, reading cook books and watching cooking shows whether Indian or from abroad! I like to be perfect in my work, and the same applies to cooking as well! I have a blog on WordPress.com https://tastyrecipesfrompooja.wordpress.com/ where I share the recipes of my home cooked food!