Elephant Foot Yam Masala Curry

Elephant foot yam masala curry is a delicious gravy dish goes well with rice. Elephant Foot Yam Masala Curry recipe is given below with step by step photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Elephant Foot Yam Masala Curry.

Ingredients:-

Elephant foot yam.- 1/2 kg
Ginger.                   - a small piece chopped
Garlic.                    - 8 cloves
Dry red chillies.     - 8
Fennel seeds.         - 1/2 tsp
Khus khus.             - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder.  - 1/4 tsp +1/4 tsp
Coriander powder. - 2 tsp
Grated coconut.     - 1/2 cup
Cinnamon.             - 1 small stick
Cloves.                   - 2
Curry leaves.          - 1 sprig
Salt.                        - to taste
Coconut oil.            - 2 tbsp

For Seasoning:-

Mustard seeds. -1tsp

Coconut oil.     -1tbsp

Urad dal.          -1/2 tsp

Curry leaves.    -1sprig

Instructions:-

1). Chop and remove the outer skin of elephant foot yam and wash the yam in water to remove the mud. Chop the cleaned yam into small cubed pieces.Boil the chopped yam cubes in a vessel adding salt,1/4 tsp turmeric powder and sufficient water until 3/4 th cooked.Drain the boiled water and allow the boiled yam pieces to cool.Once cooled mash the boiled yam pieces and keep aside.

2). Heat 2tbsp coconut oil in a pan. Add fennel seeds, dry red chillies, cinnamon, cloves, garlic, ginger and 1sprig curry leaves into the pan and saute well till raw smell goes out. Add grated coconut, khus khus, coriander powder and 1/4 tsp turmeric powder into the pan. Saute well and switch off the flame. Allow the roasted ingredients to cool. Once cooled add all the roasted ingredients in a mixer grinder and grind together to a smooth paste adding little water. Keep aside the ground masala paste.

Method:-

1). Heat 1tbsp coconut oil in a wide bottom pan.Add urad dal and saute well. Splutter mustard seeds and saute well.Add curry leaves and fry in oil for a second.

2). Add mashed yam cubes into the pan and saute well.

3). Add ground masala paste, required salt and 1cup of water into the pan and mix well. Cook on medium flame for 3 minutes and switch of the flame.

Elephant Foot Yam Masala Curry is ready to serve with rice.