Seppankilangu / Colocasia Usli

Seppankilangu, one of my favourite dish. We normally fry them, but can be made as a usli type. My Mom taught me this dish.

Ingredients:

• Seppankilangu / Colocasia         - 1/4 Kg
• Channa Dal                                - 1/2 cup
• Garlic                                         - 3
• Red chilli                                    - 3
• Onion                                         - 1
• Curry leaves                               - 10
• Oil to fry
• Salt to taste

Method:

1. Boil Seppankilangu / Colocasia in water till 3/4th cooked.
2. Drain all the water and cool them and peel off the skin.

3. Cut them into 1/4 inch round .
4. Soak the Channa for 1 hour. Drain the water and  grind them coarsly along with red chilli, garlic and salt .
5. In a frying pan, heat enough oil to fry the Seppankilangu / Colocasia.  

6. Fry the Seppankilangu / Colocasia  little by little in the oil with little salt added.
7. Once fried , remove the excess oil, only having 2 table spoon of oil in the pan.
8. Add mustard seeds to crackle. Add chopped onions , curry leaves, saute them till soft.
9. Add the coarse paste and the fried Seppankilangu / Colocasia , salt .Mix them well.
10. Cook them till the raw smell of the paste  goes off and well cooked.