Yam Chips (Jimikand Recipe)

suran chips recipe, elephant foot yam chips recipe

5 from 6 votes

Elephant Foot Yam Chips recipe or Jimikand recipe is a simple and an easy recipe which has only four ingredients in it, except yam - turmeric, red chilli powder, lemon juice and salt.

Prep Time20 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Total Time40 mins

Course: Snacks

Cuisine: South Indian

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan

Difficulty Level: Moderate

Servings:

Calories: 140kcal

Author: Dassana Amit

Ingredients

Main ingredients

250 grams elephant foot yam (suran or jimikand) peeled, rinsed and sliced
1 teaspoon red chilli powder or cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
1 to 2 tablespoons lemon juice or add according to taste
salt as required
oil for frying, as needed

For garnish

1 to 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves
1 to 2 lemon wedges

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Instructions

Peel, rinse thoroughly and slice the elephant foot yam in 0.3 to 0.4 cm slices.
In a bowl mix the yam/jimikand slices with the rest of the ground spices, lemon juice and salt uniformly.
Marinate the yam slices for 10 to 15 minutes.
Shallow fry the yam slices in oil on a skillet, flat pan or tawa adding oil as needed.
For the first batch, you can add about 3 to 4 tablespoons of oil and later add as required. Use any neutral tasting oil to fry.
Fry until golden. Turn over the yam slices as needed, when they are being fried.
Place the shallow fried yam chips on kitchen paper towels to remove any extra oil.
Serve Yam Chips hot garnished with coriander leaves and lemon wedges.

Notes

The marinated yam slices can also be baked or air-fried instead of shallow frying.
As a substitute tamarind juice, white vinegar or apple cider vinegar can be added instead of lemon juice.

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