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yam fry
Yam stir fry recipe - a simple stir fry dish made with yam, spices, coconut without addition of onions, garlic and ginger.
Prep Time
25
minutes
mins
Cook Time
7
minutes
mins
Total Time
32
minutes
mins
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Indian, South Indian
Servings:
2
to 3
Author:
Dassana Amit
Ingredients
3 to 3.5
cup
chopped elephant foot yam
(suran or zimikand)
¼
teaspoon
turmeric powder
(haldi)
1 to 1.5
tablespoon
coconut oil
or any vegetable oil
2
dry red chilies
(sookhi lal mirch) - deseeded and broken or 1 to 2 green chilies, chopped
1
teaspoon
mustard seeds
(rai)
1
teaspoon
urad dal
½
teaspoon
cumin seeds
(jeera)
8 to 9
curry leaves
(kadi patta)
3 to 4
tablespoon
grated fresh coconut
1 to 1.5
tablespoon
chopped coriander leaves
(dhania patta)
a generous pinch of asafoetida
(hing)
salt as required
enough water
for pressure cooking or steaming the yam
Instructions
pressure cooking yam
Peel and chop the yam (suran) into cubes. Rinse them well in water.
In a pressure cooker, add the yam, turmeric powder and a bit of salt.
Pour enough water to cover the yam completely.
Pressure cook for 5 to 6 whistles or more till the yam has completely cooked and softened.
Drain the yam and keep aside.
making yam fry
Heat coconut oil in a frying pan. Add the mustard seeds and urad dal.
Crackle the mustard seeds first and allow the urad dal to become a maroonish color.
Then add the cumin seeds and stir.
Add the broken red chilies, curry leaves and asafoetida.
Saute till the color of the red chilies change.
Then add the drained yam. Stir.
Then add the coconut. Season with salt. Stir and saute for a few minutes.
Lastly add chopped coriander leaves and stir again
Serve yam fry as a side dish with sambar or rasam or with chapatis.