Saturday 30 April 2016

Yam fry

Yam fry or Chenai mezhukkupuratty is a typical kerala dish which is generally made in a iron wok. For this week's alphabets I mostly depended on english words. So I didn't think a lot for Y. I had decided it has to be Yam. But the decision of curry or fry was made last week.

Most keralites have a backyard at home where they do some farming. I have seen most of the keralites growing Yam in their backyard. Yam is a root vegetable and takes about 5-6 months to grow. I have seen big yams weighing about 5 kgs also. I tried growing yam in grow bags / sacks and it yielded me small yams - weighing 500-750 grams. That was ideal for making a curry for a day.

I love to have this yam fry with dal and rice. Although it will also be a good side dish for rasam rice.
And this is a no onion / no garlic recipe . 


Ingredients:

Yam / Chena - 500 grams
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Coconut oil - 2 tbsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
White Till seeds - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - few




Method:


  • Chop the yam into small cubes.
  • Boil the yam with salt, turmeric powder and chilly powder and cook until the yam is soft.
  • Heat coconut oil in a wok, add the mustard seeds and once the seeds start to splutter, add the curry leaves and the till seeds.
  • Add the cooked yam and mix well.
  • Fry the yam on medium-low flame, stirring occasionally, until yam is crispy on the outside.


Serve hot with rice and a curry of your choice.












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11 comments:

  1. Yam was the highlight of the day..nice one!

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  2. Yam fry looks very nice. Growing yam in bags is a cool idea.

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  3. This yam fry looks extremely fabulous, my mouth is watering here.

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  4. The yam fry sounds flavorful and sesame seeds is an interesting addition.

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  5. Love yam fry. I do a little bit different version. Yours looks so tempting..

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  6. Yam seems to be the star of the day . Good one .

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  7. Same pinch.. I tried yam too.. :-) Its the star ingredient. Love your version.

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  8. Yam was the star of the day right??Fry looks delicious.

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  9. Same pinch again Ruchi. Yam fry looks great, I made one with onion and garlic :-)

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  10. Yam seems to be the veggie for the day. Interesting addition of sesame seeds.

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  11. Yam seems to be ruling the day! Wonderful recipe using yam :)

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