Dabi Arvi ka Salan Lucknowi style (Colocasia curry)

Name: Dabi Arvi ka Salan Lucknowi style (Colocasia curry)
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 3-4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4-5 large Arvi; 2 large onions sliced; 1 Tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp coriander powder; 1 tsp yellow chilli powder; 1/4 cup whisked yogurt; 2 Tbsp cashew paste; 1/8 tsp salt; 1/2 cup mustard oil; 1 black cardamom; 2 green cardamoms; 1 cinnamon stick; 4-5 cloves; 1 mace; 1 Tbsp kewra water

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

Kolkata

#CA26
This Arvi ka Salan is quite unique as it’s dabi meaning pressed after a boil, fried and then made into a curry in Lucknowi style

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

Kolkata

#CA26
This Arvi ka Salan is quite unique as it’s dabi meaning pressed after a boil, fried and then made into a curry in Lucknowi style

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Ingredients

Prep -15 mins, Cooking -30 mins

3-4 servings

4-5large Arvi
2large onions sliced
1 Tbspginger garlic paste
1 tspturmeric powder
1 tspred chilli powder
1 tspcoriander powder
1 tspyellow chilki powder
1/4 cupwhisked yogurt
2 Tbspcashew paste
1/8 tspsalt
1/2 cupmustard oil
1black cardamom
2green cardamoms
1” cinnamon stick
4-5cloves
1mace
1 Tbspkewra water

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Steps

Prep -15 mins, Cooking -30 mins

1

Wash the Arvi and peel, add to pressure cooker and pressure cook for 1 whistle, set aside, cool, drain and press between your palms. Slice onions
2

Whisk yogurt
3

In a pan heat oil and add half of sliced onions and deep fry, set aside
4

In the same pan, add the arvi’s and fry golden, set aside
5

In the same pan add 2 black cardamoms and 2-3 cloves and rest of the sliced onions, fry once add the ginger garlic paste and cook till raw smell is gone, add rest of the sliced onions and fry.
6

Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, yellow chilli powder and cook well
7

Add whisked yogurt and continue stirring so that yogurt doesn’t curdle, add fried arvis
8

Add salt and the cloves, green cardamoms, black cardamoms, cinnamon stick, stir, sprinkle kewra water and stir once, set aside
9

Garmish with chopped coriander leaves
10

Serve with Roti or Rice

Tips

Deep fry the arvis before making the Salan

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Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

on October 06, 2026 19:00

Kolkata

I’m a Home Chef and love cooking different recipes from all across the world. I enjoy sharing and learning from foodies like me. Follow me on my blog madhubish27.com and IG @madhubishskitchen, @madhubish. Thank you