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Arbi roast

Arbi roast | Seppankizhangu varuval | Cheppankizhangu fry recipe

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Seppankizhangu varuval or Cheppankizhangu fry or senaikizhangu fry, as many names as it holds, the simple yet tasty Arbi roast recipe with pictures and video.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, starters
Cuisine South Indian
Servings 3
Calories 480 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • Ingredients:
  • 6-8 arbi (seppankizhangu)
  • 3 tbsp oil
  • ½ tsp mustard
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp urad dal
  • 1 sprig curry leaves
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • ¾ tsp chilli powder
  • ½ tsp sambar powder
  • Salt (as per taste)
  • 1 pinch asafoetida

Instructions
 

Preparation:

  • Clean the kizhangu pieces with skin thoroughly. Use running water to clean the soil.
  • Now take them in a pressure cooker and fill up with water just to immerse them fully.
  • Pressure cook exactly for two whistles on high. Be careful not to overcook Arbi. At the same time, one whistle is not enough according to me to cook the seppankizhangu properly.
  • Release the pressure and drain the water completely.
  • When the kizhangu pieces are warm enough to handle, peel the skins.
  • Wash the pieces again in drinking water to remove the soil and dirt from the skins while peeling.
  • Quickly pat dry the wet pieces using a cotton cloth. There shouldn't be any moisture left out.
  • Now cut them off into thin slices. You can see the firm white inner part of the Arbi pieces which means they are cooked but not overcooked. Now they are ready to be roasted.

Recipe:

  • Heat oil in a flat pan, season with mustard and cumin seeds.
  • Allow them to crackle and add urad dal with few curry leaves.
  • Fry them to golden brown color.
  • Add the boiled and chopped Arbi pieces.
  • Also, add the spice powders as per your choice. I prefer to add just turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt and some sambar powder for flavor.
  • Mix everything very well properly by sauteing at least for two minutes.
  • Now let them get roasted in the open pan for a few minutes.
  • Stir occasionally and fry them until you get a nice roasted effect.
  • It took around 10-12 minutes for me for seven number of Cheppankizhangu pieces.
  • Since we boiled the pieces already, roast until you get the crispness you desire.

Video

Notes

Tips:
1) First of all, boiling the seppankizhangu pieces to the correct texture is very important. Overcooking will definitely make the roast soft and may take more time to get roasted.
2) And regarding the masala powders, definitely, you can use any spice powder as you like. I used the usual chilli, sambar and turmeric powders. You can also use garam masala or chat masala and pepper powder for North Indian touch.

Nutrition

Calories: 480kcal
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