Senai Kizhangu Avial Recipe / Yam Avial Recipe / Elephant Yam Avial Recipe

This is my mom’s recipe, she makes a variety of avial with whole lot of veggies. She makes avial atleast three times a week. You can check out my avial recipes too.Now this avial is one of my favorite one, i like to mix this with cooked rice and have it as it is, it is that tasty one..So you have to try this recipe and let me know if you liked it..

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 20 mins
Serves : 3


Ingredients:

Elephant Yam / Chena Kizhangu – 2 cup peeled and sliced 
Tamarind Pulp – 1 tblspn
Salt to taste
Water as needed
Coconut Oil – 1 tsp

Mustard Seeds / Kaduku – 1 tsp


For Masala:
Coconut – 1 cup grated
Red Chilli Powder – 2 tsp
Whole Pepper – 1/2 tsp
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam – 1 tsp


Method:

Grind the ingredients given for masala to a slightly coarse paste. Set aside till use.

Take yams in a kadai, cover it with water. Bring it to boil and cover the kadai with a lid. Cook till the yams is tender. Drain and set aside.

Now add yam to the same kadai. Add in the tamarind pulp and some water. Mix well till the raw smell leaves away.

Now add in the ground masala and mix well.

Cook this for a couple of mins.

Now make seasoning by heating oil and crackling mustard seeds. Pour this over the avial and mix well.

Serve.

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