ELEPHANT FOOT YAM KOOTU

In South India especially in Kerala,tuber has been a part of people's diet.In Tamil it is called as senaikizhangu or chenai kizhangu,in English it is elephant foot yam.Today we will see how to prepare senai paruppu kootu with the following easy steps.Cook the yam along with parboiled toor dal and shallots, and then cooked in freshly grounded seasoning ingredients and coarsely grounded coconut mixture.Finally add tempering to the kootu.This kootu or curry preparation is a common side dish for lunch served with steamed rice.I learn't this recipe from my mom,do try this recipe and if you like it share this with your friends and relatives.Now let's check out the recipe...

PREPARATION TIME:30 min

COOKING TIME:35 min

INGREDIENTS:

Elephant foot yam / senai kizhangu - 250 g

Toor dal - 1/2 cup

Shallots - 20 (cut it into half)

Virali manjal / turmeric - small piece

Dried red chillies - 2

Grated coconut - 1/2 cup

Cumin - 1/2 tspn

Water - 2 and 3/4 cup

Salt

Coconut oil - 1 tblspn

Mustard - 1/2 tspn

Curry leaves - 1 sprig

PICTORIAL:

In a earthenware vessel,add 1/2 cup cleaned and washed toor dal and 2 and 1/2 cup water.Cook until toor dal is 3/4th parboiled.

Add 20 shallots (cut it into half)

Add 250 g chopped yam,mix well.

Close the lid and cook

In a grind stone add small piece of virali manjal

Add 2 dried red chillies,grind well

Add 1/2 cup grated coconut,grind little coarsely

Add 2 shallots and 1/2 tspn cumin,grind little coarsely

Coarsely grounded coconut and shallot mixture

Yam cooked well

Add coarsely grounded coconut and shallot mixture

Add 1/4 cup water

Add required salt and mix well

Wait to boil

Cook for 1 min and switch off the flame

Heat a tblspn of coconut oil in a kadai

Add 1/2 tspn mustard

After it splutters,add 1 sprig curry leaves and saute well

Add it to the yam kootu

Tasty elephant yam and toor dal kootu is ready.

METHOD:

Peel the skin and chopped the yam into small cubes.
In a earthenware vessel add 1/2 cup toor dal and 2 and 1/2 cup water,cook until it is 3/4th parboiled.
Then add 250g chopped yam and 20 shallots (cut it into half),close the lid and cook until it is cooked well.
In a grind stone dd small piece of virali manjal and 2 dried red chillies,grind well.Add 1/2 cup grated coconut,1/2 tspn cumin and 2 shallots,grind little coarsely.
After few min,yam cooked well.Add coarsely grounded coconut and shallot mixture,50 ml water and required salt.Wait to boil and then cook for 1 min.
Heat a tblspn of oil in a kadai,add 1/2 tspn mustasrd after it splutters add 1 sprig curry leaves,saute well and add it to the kootu.
Tasty yam and toor dal kootu / senai paruppu kootu is ready.