Yam fry | Chenaikizhangu varuval

Yam fry is a great side dish for weekday lunches. It goes well with almost anything. The best part of this dish is that it is very simple to make.

The most important thing to know about yam is the itchiness when you cut it. When I first cooked it, I was unaware of this. Then I came to know about this vegetable. Now, whenever I cook it in home I used to wear a plastic cloves. Furthermore, yam is good for curing constipation. It also promotes weight loss. It has a cooling effect on the body so it suits well for people with hypertension.

Okay, Let's move on to the recipe.

Yam Fry

Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Side dish
Prep Time: 10 mins | Cooking Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Elephant yam - 1/4 kg

Turmeric - 1/2 tsp

Tamarind - 2tblspn

Salt - to taste

Water - as needed

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Corriander powder - 1 tsp

Sambar powder - 1 tsp

To Temper:

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Curry leaves - 1 sprig

Oil - 1 tblspn

Method:

First, chop yam into small cubes and wash it.

Boil water, add in chopped yam, turmeric, tamarind extract and salt. Cook for 5 mins.

When it is done, heat oil in a pan. Add in mustard seeds and urad dal.

When it starts to splutter, add curry leaves and cooked yam. 

Add in chilli powder, coriander powder and sambar powder. Sauté until raw smell of the  powders goes off.

Serve with your favourite curry.

Note:

• Do not skip tamarind, as we use it to avoid itchiness.

Pictorial:

Keep all your ingredients ready

Chop the yam into small cubes, wash it. Take it in a vessel, add turmeric salt, water

Add in turmeric extract

and cook for 5 mins

Drain excess oil

In a kadai, heat little oil. Crackle mustard seeds and urad dal

Add in curry leaves

Add the cooked yam and saute for a min

Add in chilli powder, coriander powder and sambar powder

Saute for few mins till the raw smell is gone and put off the flame

Its ready!