Ingredients for Chemb Astram:
1. Colocasia (Small Chemb) – 10
2. Green chillies – 6, split into two
Turmeric powder – ¼ small spoon
3. Coconut – 1/2, scrapped
Cumin seeds – 1 big pinch
Garlic – 2 cloves
Shallots – 3
Bird’s eye chili (Kanthari) – 4
4. Curd – ½ cup
5. Coconut oil – 2 big spoons
How to prepare Chemb Astram?
1. Clean colocasia and cut into 2 or 3 pieces each.
2. Add ingredients no: 2 to it and cook well.
3. Make a fine paste of ingredients no: 3.
4. When the contents are well cooked, add this paste to it and mix well.
5. When curry starts boiling, add curd to it and mix well.
6. Add coconut oil (without boiling) and put the flame off.
Recipe Source: Vanitha Magazine February 15-29, 2012
Also read another recipe of Chembu Asthram a common dish prepared during Vishu season.
You can read a few more vegetarian yam and colocasia recipes here. Click on the images in the gallery to read.
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