Chepankelangu Fry

Ingredients:
Chepankelangu - 1/2 kg
Shredded coconut - 3 tbsp
Ginger - small piece
Red chilly powder - 2 tbsp
Corriander(dhania) powder - 1 tbsp
Small onions - 4 nos
Oil - as required
Salt - as required

Preparation:
Pressure cook chepankelangu for 2 whistles.When it is cooked peel the skin off.

Cut chepankelangu into long pieces just like french fries.

Allow it to cool down for 15 mins.

Heat oil in a frying pan and fry all the cut pieces to golden colour.

Drain the excess oil and keep them apart.

Grind red chilly powder, corriander powder, ginger, onion, coconut into a fine paste.

Heat 3 tbsp of oil in a large frying pan. Add the masala paste to it and fry it till the oil separates from the masala.Add salt to it.

Now add the fried chepankelangu to it and mix it gently. Be careful not to break the chepankelangu.

When all the pieces get coated with masala remove from heat.

This goes well with sambar rice, lentil rice, curd rice and Biriyani.