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Chembu/Arbi Fry



Chembu/Arbi Fry

 Here is a delicious fry with arbi/chembu/colocasia and is a great side dish with rice.It is very common in Kerala and is  grown in plenty in the backyard garden in almost every  home. There are a variety of dishes using chembu. But I like it best in sambar or simply boiled chembu with chamanthy. This fry is simple and spicy and is crispy in the outside and is now a family favorite.

 Ingredients
Chembu/colocasia- 1/2 pound
chopped ginger- 1 tsp
Cumin- a pinch
Chilly powder- 1/2 tsp
Pepper powder- 1/3 tsp
Turmeric powder-1/3 tsp
Coriander powder- 3/4 tsp
Garam masala- 1/3 tsp

salt to taste
oil for frying


Wash and clean arbi and add to boiling water and cook till soft. Arbi should be completely immersed in water. Allow to cool down and peel off the skin and slice into thin pieces.
Heat 3 tsp of oil in a frying pan and add cumin and sliced ginger. Fry till there is a nice aroma .
Add turmeric powder and stir till the raw flavor disappears . Layer the arbi and allow it to brown up on one side and turn it over and fry the other side.
 Add all the spice powders and salt and saute it till it gets coated evenly. Close lid and cook for two minute so that the masalas gets cooked. Take off the lid and fry on both sides for one more minute. Serve with rice and rasam


Try this..
Hope you will all enjoy..


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  1. Rani acharyuluOctober 7, 2011 at 8:20 AM

    Nice arbi fry looks delicious.

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  2. Mrs KOctober 7, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    This looks like an excellent side,love the native name-Chmebu,it sounds so cute:)

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  3. NehaOctober 7, 2011 at 8:53 AM

    Lovely recipe...I also make arbi fry but with some variation....Will try your version soon...

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  4. JulieOctober 7, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    Yummy yum delicious....drooling over the pictures!!

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  5. Kaveri VenkateshOctober 7, 2011 at 10:12 AM

    This is one of my favorites..made it for lunch yesterday...your version looks and sounds very delicious

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  6. KurryleavesOctober 7, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    seriously drooling here...gonna try this one for sure

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  7. Jincy JosephOctober 7, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    Wow ..never tried this.

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  8. MélangeOctober 7, 2011 at 11:19 AM

    Oh,no Suja,you are torturing me badly.This is not fair dear.Amazing presentation as always.I love chembu too.Nice recipe.I have bookmarked.

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  9. Nalini's KitchenOctober 7, 2011 at 12:07 PM

    Looks tempting and delicious,its a good combo with rasam rice.

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  10. Sobha ShyamOctober 7, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    interesting and delicious chembu fry, looks delicious dear, bookmarked it..

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  11. MyKitchen Flavors-BonAppetit!.October 7, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    What a dish,Nice Variation.Yumm teatime Snack Dear.

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  12. Binys RecipesOctober 7, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    Always heard abt it but never tried it but ur pic makes me want to try it

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  13. UnknownOctober 7, 2011 at 2:42 PM

    Delicious..I just fry them with salt and chilli powder.. But this dish looks tempting..

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  14. NishaOctober 7, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    Delicious looking curry

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  15. KrithisKitchenOctober 7, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    These are the favorite way of eating arbi... Have one recipe in my space too...
    Krithi's Kitchen
    Event: Serve It - Festival Potluck

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  16. ROctober 7, 2011 at 5:04 PM

    gr8 recipe, what an awesome click.

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  17. UnknownOctober 7, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    I really enjoyed. Love it.

    Cheers,
    Uma

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  18. KalyaniOctober 7, 2011 at 7:51 PM

    interesting and delicious arbi fry ..... glad to follow ur blog ........

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  19. cookingvarietiesOctober 7, 2011 at 9:09 PM

    hi suja, looks very delicious and vory. i like this kind of food, unfortunately we dont have chembu over here. or may be a different name :)

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  20. ജയരാജ്‌മുരുക്കുംപുഴOctober 7, 2011 at 9:57 PM

    super............

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  21. Treat and TrickOctober 8, 2011 at 4:01 AM

    Simple yet tasty side dish!

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  22. Jayanthy KumaranOctober 8, 2011 at 5:45 AM

    wow...completely irresistable..
    Tasty Appetite

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  23. ElaichiiOctober 8, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    crispy and yummy!

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  24. AminaOctober 8, 2011 at 7:27 PM

    never heard about colocasia before... It looks crispy and delicious...

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  25. SravsOctober 9, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    Wow perfectly done !! looks wonderful !! loved it !!
    Ongoing Event - CC-What's For Friday Dinner??

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  26. UnknownOctober 9, 2011 at 8:55 PM

    Drooling over this picture..looks yummy nice and crispy.

    Cheers
    Muskaan

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  27. NeetzOctober 9, 2011 at 9:55 PM

    wow!! look at those fries..yyyummmmm i never have tried like this before.. thanks fo sharing :)

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  28. RajiOctober 9, 2011 at 11:02 PM

    Arbi looks so crisp and yum...simply delicious...I even loved your caramel pecan cake.

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  29. Priya SureshOctober 10, 2011 at 1:50 AM

    Seriously u r killing me with ur clicks, drooling over that super tempting arbi fry..

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  30. UnknownOctober 10, 2011 at 9:36 AM

    wow, that looks so tempting, perfectly fried.

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  31. Gopika RamOctober 10, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    Ummm.. love it.. reminds me of home :) Looks yummy..

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  32. AnonymousOctober 11, 2011 at 1:29 AM

    nice recipe pinne tazhe ulla cake recipe enthaylum try cheyyunnundu ketto kandittu kshema illa

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  33. PlatefulOctober 11, 2011 at 3:51 AM

    I've been waiting to hit your space to gorge on all that I missed. And you didn't disappoint, as usual. Chembu is one of my favorite veggies. Actually, I love all root veggies. Let me go catch up on the rest of your beautiful posts :)

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  34. Vineetha SushOctober 11, 2011 at 7:40 AM

    Kothiyayitu vayyallo...super !!

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  35. Sarah NaveenOctober 11, 2011 at 7:57 AM

    Love love love this Suja!!! looks so delicious!! wanna garb it now

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  36. Sarah NaveenOctober 11, 2011 at 7:58 AM

    ente comment poyo?

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  37. Sushma MallyaOctober 11, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    wow just love this ...looks so good going to try this soon :)

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  38. Sayantani Mahapatra MudiOctober 13, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    love this recipe and gonna try it soon.

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  39. ShylajaOctober 13, 2011 at 7:59 PM

    Looks spicy and delicious

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  40. JishasKitchenOctober 14, 2011 at 7:48 AM

    wow...looks so crsipy and tempting....fish fry erikkunna poole thonnunnu...:)

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