India
Chena Erissery Recipe
Prep Time | 15 minutes |
Cook Time | 20 minutes |
Servings |
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Ingredients
- 2 cups ½Chena/Yams peeled and cubed
- 1 cup fresh scraped coconut
- tsp ½black pepper powder
- 1 tsp cuin seeds
- tsp ½turmeric powder
- salt to taste
For Tempering
- tsp ½fresh scraped coconut
- 1 tsp urad dal
- tsp ½mustard seeds
- 1 dried red chilly
- 8-10 Curry Leaves
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
Ingredients
For Tempering
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Instructions
- Wash the yam pieces well and transfer into a wok.
- Add 3 cups of water, turmeric powder, pepper powder and salt to taste. Mix well.
- Cover and cook partially on medium heat till the yam pieces are cooked.
- In the meanwhile, grind the coconut and cumin into a fine paste adding some water.
- Pour this ground paste over the yam pieces once they are cooked. Mix well and bring to boil.
- Remove from heat after about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Heat coconut oil in another wok.
- Add mustard seeds, once they splutter add urad dal. Add the scraped coconut once the dal starts changing color.
- Fry the coconut till it becomes brown. Add curry leaves and pour this tempering over the prepared erissery. Mix well.