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Elephant Yam Fry Recipe with step by step pictures. This is a crunchy and flavorful recipe in which the yam is perfectly crispy outside and tender inside.
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Elephant Yam Fry
I love yams, for me they taste something like a meat. Have you tried my yam chops, they are addictive. I recently discovered that i have not posted as many yam recipes in this blog. Because we usually have it atleast once a week. There are so many yam lovers out in our house.
Ingredients for Elephant Yam Fry
- Elephant Yam / Senaikizhangu - ¼ kg peeled and sliced
- Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - ½ tsp
- Tamarind Pulp - 1 tbsp ( Click here for recipe )
- Salt to taste
- Oil - 3 tbsp for pan frying
- Curry leaves - few springs
For Masala:
- Chilli powder - 2 tsp
- Pepper powder - ½ tsp
- Turmeric powder / Manjal podi - ½ tsp
- Coriander powder / Malli podi - 1 tsp
- Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
- Gram Flour / Kadalai Mavu / Besan - 2 tbsp
- Rice Flour / Arisi Mavu - 1 tbsp
Water as needed - Salt to taste
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This recipe is so easy to make, but it taste so yummy. This is a simple way of frying yam, i have few variations of it, which i will post very soon.
How to Make Elephant Yam Fry
- Take a sauce pan and add in the yam pieces. Cover with water.
- Add in salt, turmeric powder and tamarind pulp.
- Bring this to a boil and cook for 15 mins till the yam is cooked. Drain it and set aside.
- Take all the ingredients for the masala in a bowl. Add water and make into a thickish paste.
- Take the yam pieces and coat in the masala on both sides.
- Heat oil in a frying pan, drop the yam pieces in oil and fry till golden on both sides.
- Drain them in a plate.
- Now in the remaining oil, throw the curry leaves and fry till crispy. Remove them and toss with the yam.
- Serve with any curry and rice.
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Elephant Yam Fry Recipe
Elephant Yam Fry Recipe with step by step pictures. This is a crunchy and flavorful recipe in which the yam is perfectly crispy outside and tender inside.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 20kcal
Ingredients
- ¼ kg Elephant Yam / Senaikizhangu peeled and sliced
- ½ tsp Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
- 1 tbsp Tamarind Pulp
- Salt to taste
- 3 tbsp for pan frying Oil
- Curry leaves - few springs
- For Masala:
- 2 tsp Chilli powder
- ½ tsp Pepper powder
- ½ tsp Turmeric powder / Manjal podi
- 1 tsp Coriander powder / Malli podi
- 1 tsp Garam masala powder
- 2 tbsp Gram Flour / Kadalai Mavu / Besan
- 1 tbsp Rice Flour / Arisi Mavu
- Water as needed
- Salt to taste
Instructions
Take a sauce pan and add in the yam pieces. Cover with water.
Add in salt, turmeric powder and tamarind pulp.
Bring this to a boil and cook for 15 mins till the yam is cooked. Drain it and set aside.
Take all the ingredients for the masala in a bowl. Add water and make into a thickish paste.
Take the yam pieces and coat in the masala on both sides.
Heat oil in a frying pan, drop the yam pieces in oil and fry till golden on both sides.
Drain them in a plate.
Now in the remaining oil, throw the curry leaves and fry till crispy. Remove them and toss with the yam.
Serve with any curry and rice.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 20kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 18mg | Potassium: 51mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 402IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.3mg
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Elephant Yam Fry Recipe Step by Step
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| Take your yam |
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| Peel them and slice it like this |
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| Add to a sauce pan and cover with water |
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| Add a dash of turmeric |
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| Add some salt |
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| Pour in some tamarind juice |
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| Bring this to a boil |
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| Drain them |
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| Take all the other stuff |
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| Mix them well |
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| Add some water |
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| Make it into a paste |
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| Now take your yam and apply the masala |
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| Coat on both sides |
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| Heat few tbsp of oil |
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| Drop the yam pieces |
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| Fry till golden |
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| Remove to a plate |
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| Throw curry leaves in the oil |
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| Sprinkle on top |
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| Serve |
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Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!
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Your yam fry looks very crispy & flavourful. Even i make it the same way. I had a telugu Collegue who used to bring this for lunch & she shared this family recipe with me. I can imagine the taste & flavor of your yam fry.
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nayana
surely must be very chatpata and spicy fry...
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zareena
Lovely crunchy and crispy fry.
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Anonymous
Your recipes r simple very clear and turn out well. So sweet of u. Tnx.
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padma priya
very yummy...
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nesha yousuf
Ur dishes r awesome.. well good presentation.. very useful for cooking beginners... thank you so much...keep on uploading ur post....
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