Roasted Elephant Yam

It is the simple and tasty side dish. It is very easy to make. This goes very well with fried rice, kuzhambu sadam, variety rice, chapatti, bread…

Ingredients

Chopped Elephant Yam – 1 ½ cups

Finely Chopped Onion – 1 (big)

Chopped Tomato – 1

Chilli Powder – 1 tsp

Coriander Powder – 1 tsp

Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp

Garam Masala – ¼ tsp

Salt to taste

Oil as required

(To Temper)

Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp

Dry Red Chilli - 2

Fennel Seeds – 1 tsp

Curry Leaves – few

Coriander Leaves – few

Method

Bring some water to boil in a vessel, then add little salt and elephant yam then cook for 10 min.

Strain the excess water and put it in a paper towel.

In a pan, heat oil. Then add the cooked elephant yam pieces into oil. And fry these pieces and keep it n a paper towel.

In a pan, heat oil. Add the tempering ingredients one by one.

Then add the chopped onions and fry well.

Add the chopped tomatoes and fry till it becomes mushy.

Now add chilli powder, garam masala, coriander powder, turmeric powder and mix well.

Once it done, then add the chopped coriander leaves. 

Then serve hot with steamed rice…