Elephant foot yam fry -Tamilnadu wedding style recipe // SennaiKilangu fry
Elephant foot yam fry / Senaikilangu fry is a popular wedding recipe in the Indian state of Tamilnadu. elephant foot yam good for health , fiber rich , diabetics frendly, good for weight loss .
Ingredients
- Yam- 3 cups chopped
- Garlic -Garlic Paste -1 tsp
- Coriander – few
- Cinnamon- 1 inch
- Cloves-2
- Cardamom-2
- Cumin seeds- 1tsp
- Fennel seeds-1/2tsp
- Oil-2 tbsp
- Onion-1 finely chopped
- Tomato -1 finely chopped
- Chili powder- 1/2 tsp
- Garam masala-1 tbsp
- Curry leaves- few
- GratedCoconut 1/2cup
- Salt- req
Instructions
Yam Preparation
- Peel the yam skin, chop it into small pieces, wash it twice
- Heat the pan to boil the chopped yam with enough water,1tsp of turmeric powder, salt req for about 10-15 min. (until the yam 80% cooked).
- Once the yam gets cooked, smash few cooked yam pieces gently with the fingers (as shown in the picture below), allow it to cool.
- Heat a pan with enough oil for deep fry, add the cooked yam and fry it, and keep it aside.
Masala Preparation
- Take a blender, add grated coconut, fennel seeds, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, blend it without adding water, keep it aside.
Yam fry recipe /Sennai Kilangu fry recipe
- Take a pan to heat 1 tbsp of oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves.
- Add chopped onion, salt. cook well until onion turns glossy.
- Then, add ginger-garlic paste and sauté well until the raw smell goes away.
- Then, add the chopped tomato, sautés well in low flame for a few mins.
- Add chilli powder, Gram masala, salt, mix well.
- Now, add Fried yam pieces, mix well.
- Add the ground coconut masala, mix, cook well for a few mins.
- Turn off the flame, garnish it with coriander leaves.