Arbi Cutlet ~ Taro root Cutlet

Arbi or Arvi is known as a variable name such as Taro root or Colocasia root in English and Alukudi in Marathi.

Mostly Arbi is used to make in fasting recipes (vrat ka khana), but here I made these cutlets for snacks.

Ingredients: 

• Arbi/Taro roots- 250 gm (2 cups)
• Onion, chopped- ¼ cup 
• Cumin powder- 1 tsp
• Coriander powder- 1 tsp
• Ginger, grated- 2 tsp
• Garlic, grated or minced- 4 cloves
• Dry mango powder (amchur)- 1 tsp 
• Green chillies, finely chopped- 5 to 6
• Coriander, finely chopped- ¼ cup
• Black peppercorns, crushed-  ½ tsp
• Turmeric powder- ½ tsp
• Salt- to taste
• Oil- as required

Method

• Boil arbi in sufficient water till soft (I use a pressure cooker for boiling.) 
• Cool, peel and mash. You will get approx. 2 cups of arbi mash from 250 gm roots. 
• Combine all ingredients except oil in a bowl. Mix well as well as knead it.
• Divide the mixture into equal parts and shape them into tikkis. 
• Heat a little oil in a pan and shallow-fry till golden on both sides. 
• Drain them onto an absorbent paper. Serve hot with tomato ketchup or green chutney.