Chembu/ Arbi vevichathu

A popular dish from Kerala , I used to love this so much as a kid . My mom prepares this from the home grown chembu / taro and usually in the evening as a snack.

Ingredients:

Chembu/Arbi - 1/2 kg

Grated coconut - 1 cup

Greenchillies - 3- 5 nos

Shallots -1 or 2

Turmeric powder - 1/4  tsp

Cumin seeds - a pinch

Garlic - 2 cloves

Salt to taste

Coconut oil

Method :-

Clean and cut the chembu into small pieces

Heat a vessel and boil water with salt.Cook the chembu pieces in boiling water,till they are well cooked(it should be cooked in such a way that it is easy to mash) . Drain and keep aside

Grind all the remaining ingredients to make a paste

When the arbi is done ,drain the excess water and mix it well with the coconut paste

Add salt to taste....combine it well so that all the arbi pieces have mashed well

Serve Hot drizzled with coconut oil

Goes well with Beef curry ,Meen curry,or chutney