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Taro leaves curry
Alvati
Alvathi is prepared with colocasia leaves(taro,thera panna), hog plum (ambado) and ginger as main flavor. Alvati texture is mushy with spicy tangy flavor. Hog plum is must without hog plum there is no alvati.
In konkani hog plum is called ambado. Taro leaves are available in rainy season. Alavti is one of the popular dish among konkan people and alvathi is must have curry in rainy season.
Alvati is specially prepared on noppi, astami, karthik punnav... Serves - 5 people Ingredients Taro leaves - 25 to 30 Hog plum - 4 (ambado) Green chilly - 3 Ginger - 1 inch Coconut - 1/2 Short chilly - 4 to 5 (guntur chilly) Water as required till the leaves immerses Salt as per taste
Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 sprig

Method
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  1. For Alvati 25-30 taro leaves wash and chop the leaves and stem.
  2. Do not use yellow leaves, use only it's stem. Yellow leaves don't cook well.
  3. Remove skin of older stem. Otherwise stem will not cook well.
  4. Transfer chopped leaves into a pressure cooker.
  5. Add 3 green chilly, 1 inch ginger, 4 chopped hog plum. I am using young hog plum. If using older hog plum roughly crush them.
  6. Add salt as per taste.
  7. Add water till leaves immerses. Pressure cook on high flame for 2 whistles.
  8. Transfer the cooked leaves into a cooking vessel. Curry consistency depends on leaves. If leaves are good, curry consistency will be mushy otherwise you need to whisk.
  9. For masala, half coconut, 4-5 fried short chilly. Add them to mixy grinder. Add boiled leaves water and grind to fine paste.
  10. Add the masala and masala water to cooking vessel give it a stir and give it a good boil.
  11. Temper the curry with oil, mustard seeds and curry leaves.
  12.  Ready to serve

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