Boil 300 grams of Arvi in water till nearly done. Allow to cool. Peel and chop into one-inch pieces. This will be a sticky process! Take a wide flat bottomed non-stick pan. Add 2 tablespoons of oil + salt + turmeric powder + cumming seeds or cummin powder + a very little asafoetida (if available) + chilli powder + choppped Arvi pieces. Fry for 10 minutes. Serve hot with chapathis.
Boil 5 alu leaves with salt and 3 green chillies. Cool, add 1 tablespoon of gram flour and grind together. In a pan, take 1 tablespoon of oil + 1 teaspoon of cummin seeds + the ground alu leaf mixture + 1 teaspooon of sugar or jaggery + 1 tablespoon of tamarind pulp (tamarind reduces any itchiness from the alu leaf) + 3 tablespoons of peanuts. Cook for 10 minutes and serve hot with rice (masale bhaath if you have it).