Yam in tamarind gravy
Prep Time
25 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Total Time
40 minutes
Background
Cooking yam in tamarind gravy creates a tangy and spicy dish with a tinge of sweetness. This is a common and very popular dish in south India.
Ingredients
- ½ kg tender yam
- 2 big onions finely chopped
- 2 green chillies slit and cut
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- 2 Tbsp oil
- Salt to taste
- Jaggery as needed
- 2 cups tamarind juice
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- 1 bunch coriander leaves chopped
- For seasoning:
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- ½ tsp fenugreek seeds
- 1 pinch asafoetida
- 1 spring curry leaves
Instructions
- Peel the yam and cut into cubes. Pressure cook on high flame for about three whistles.
- In deep bottomed pan, add oil and mustard seeds.
- When the seeds start to splutter, add fenugreek seeds, asafetida and curry leaves.
- Add the cooked yam, to the oil. Then add salt, tamarind juice, jaggery, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder. Mix well.
- Close the pan with a lid and cook on a medium flame for 10 minutes till the gravy becomes thick.
- Remove from the flame and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with steamed rice.
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Categories
- Meal Type: - Dinner - Lunch - Main
- Cuisines: - Indian
- Occasions: - Sunday Lunch
- Ingredients: - Roots & Bulbs
- Skill Levels: - Moderate
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