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.
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
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
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.
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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.
nayana
surely must be very chatpata and spicy fry...
zareena
Lovely crunchy and crispy fry.
Anonymous
Your recipes r simple very clear and turn out well. So sweet of u. Tnx.
padma priya
very yummy...
nesha yousuf
Ur dishes r awesome.. well good presentation.. very useful for cooking beginners... thank you so much...keep on uploading ur post....