ALuchi Dethi - Taro Stems salad

Mostly, the general rule of thumb in any Indian kitchen, is to respect food and use the resources without leaving too many carbon footprints. When the veggies are used, the new recipes are created to use the stems, peels & seeds. One such recipe, that my grandmother used to make is "ALuchi Dethi". Stems are called "deTH" in Marathi (to be pronounced as "they - TH"). If paatalbhaji is to be made, then those stems are chopped and used in the curry along with the leaves. But when you make pathrode or AluVadi then what will you do with the stems? Well, you chop them and make a salad just like this -

ALuchi Dethi

Colcoasia Stems Salad

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup colocasia/taro stems, chopped
• 1 cup plain yogurt
  

Grind to a coarse paste

• 1 - 2 green chilies
• 1/4 tsp roasted cumin seeds

Tempering

• 1 tsp oil or ghee
• 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
  
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida
  

Method

1. Pressure cook stems or cook till they are soft. Let them cool down.

2. Add yogurt, salt, green chili paste. Stir and set aside.

3. Add oil/ghee in a small saucepan. Add cumin seeds and asafoetida. As they start splutter, drizzle over the salad.

4. Mix well before serving.

Note
1. I used fat-free, organic yogurt