Yamming Away!
A delicious yam dish
Servings
Prep Time
4
15
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
Servings
Prep Time
4
15
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
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
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.