TARO ROOT ROAST (Meerra )

TARO ROOT ROAST

Ingredients:

300 grms taro root

½ tsp ginger paste
½ tsp garlic paste
1 ½ tbs besan flour
2 tsp rice flour
1 tsp red chillie powder
¼ tsp coriander powder
¼ tsp garam masala powder
Little asafetida powder
Salt to taste

Oil for shallow fry

Method:

Boil the taro root. See that it does not over cook.
Cool , skin and cut into ¼ inch in thickness.

Mix all the ingredients together, except the oil.
The cut taro roots will be sticky.
Now toss the cut taro root in the ingredients.
The dry ingredients will stick to the taro roots.

Now heat very little oil in a non-stick saucepan.
Arrange the slices of taro roots, and shallow fry them.
The slices should be roasted to a nice golden colour on both sides.
Remove and serve with rasam rice, or curd rice.