Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Yam Curry - South Indian Style

I am not a great fan of yams or sweet potatoes. The other at Sangeeta Sunnyvale the chef got us the special sweet potatoes curry. I totally flipped after tasting it so decided to make it for dinner today.



Ingredients:
Yams and Sweet Potatoes - 3 nos
Grated coconut (I used frozen)
Tamrind paste - 1 tsp
Ginger - finely chopped
Green chilli - according to your taste
Curry leaves - couple
Salt


Seasoning
Mustard Seeds
Coconut oil


Method:

Step 1: Boil the yams in pressure cooker / pan for 1 whistle.
Step 2: Peel and chop them into big pieces.
Step 3: In a wok / kadai - add some coconut oil and let it heat. Now add the mustard seeds and let it pop, now add curry leaves, ginger and the yams.
Step 4: Saute till they have slight brown color.
Step 5: Add tamrind paste, salt and coconut. Saute for a min and put in serving dish.

Serve with rice and sambar / rasam, and Indian breads.


NOTE:
Do not over boil the yams or sweet potatoes.
Just give it 3 mins in microwave. Since I did mine in pressure cooker it was a little mushy. I would prefer it little more al dente.
Make sure to use coconut oil as that is what adds the taste.

3 comments:

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    1. Guru thank you for the recipe though it did not come out as good as yours but we liked at home.

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  2. Sathya! Yam is one of my favorite veggies. I used to make it quite bland... so glad you posted this yummy recipe. Can't wait to try this out. Will keep you posted.

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