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    Senai Kilangu Varuval Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 6, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Senai Kilangu Varuval Recipe with step by step pictures. Spicy and tasty Chenai Kizhangu Fry which taste amazing.

    Senai Kilangu Varuval

    Yam masala roast is a dish which i made yesterday and it was pretty simple to make, but taste really delicious. This taste great when served with rice and any gravy like sambar, rasam or even curd. Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

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    • Senai Kilangu Varuval Recipe | Senai Kilangu Roast Recipe | Yam Roast
    • Version 1: Senai Kilangu Varuval Recipe (with tomatoes)
    • Version 2: Senai Kilangu Varuval (with Onions)
    • Version 3: Senai Kilangu Varuval (with fried senai kilangu)

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    Senai Kilangu Varuval Recipe | Senai Kilangu Roast Recipe | Yam Roast

    Senai Kilangu Varuval with Step by Step Pictures. Spicy yam masala roast or senai kilangu varuval made with yam, spices and onions. This goes well with rice.
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings

    Ingredients

    • Elephant Yam - 2 cups peeled and cubed
    • Salt to taste
    • Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
    • Water as needed
    • Oil - 1 tblspn + 1 tblspn
    • Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 1 tsp
    • Cinnamon / Pattai - 1 small piece
    • Green Chilli - 2 chopped
    • Curry leaves - 1 sprig
    • Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
    • Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp
    • Salt to taste
    • For Blending:
    • Onion - 1 medium size chopped
    • Tomatoes - 1 medium size chopped
    • Garlic - 2 peeled

    Instructions

    • Take yam, salt, turmeric and water in a sauce pan. Cook till yam is done. Drain and set aside.
    • Take grinding ingredients in a blender and puree till smooth.
    • Heat 1 tblspn oil in a nonstick pan, add yam and fry till golden. Drain and set aside.
    • In the same pan, take little more oil and crackle fennel seeds, cinnamon, curry leaves and green chillies.
    • Add in pureed masala and mix well.
    • Now add in salt, chilli powder, garam masala powder and mix well.
    • Add in water and bring it to a boil.
    • Add in yam and cook that on high heat till water dries and the yam gets coated with the masala and gets roasted.
    • Serve.
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    Version 1: Senai Kilangu Varuval Recipe (with tomatoes)

     
    Take peeled and cubed yam in a saucepan, add in water
    add salt and turmeric 
    cook till done, drain and set aside
    heat oil in a pan, add yam
    fry till little golden, drain and set aside
    take onion, tomato and garlic in a blender
    puree till smooth
    heat oil in a pan
    add fennel seeds and cinnamon
    add curry leaves and green chillies
    fry for a min
    add pureed masala
    mix well
    add salt and chilli powder
    add garam masala powder
    mix well
    add water
    bring it to a boil
    add fried yam
    mix well
    cook till it thickens
    now the masala is dried up
    now it is done
    Serve

    Version 2: Senai Kilangu Varuval (with Onions)

     

    Chena Kilangu is the most loved veggie of mine. I love it so much, You could give this whatever twist you like, it still taste great. I feel like this is kind of a meaty veg. And it can take whatever masala you put to them beautifully. You can check out my Masala coated yam fry & Yam chops..Amma makes a simple yam pepper poriyal which is great for lactating moms which i am taking most of the days in a week. They taste yummy too, i will post that soon. So try this and let me know if you try it..

    Preparation Time : 10 mins
    Cooking Time: 30 mins
    Serves : 3 to 4

    Ingredients for Senai Kilangu Varuval

    • Yam / Chena Kilangu - 3 cups thinly sliced
    • Oil - 3 tblspn
    • Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 1 tsp
    • Onions - 1 large sliced thinly
    • Green Chilli - 2 slit
    • Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tblspn
    • Chilli powder - 2 tsp
    • Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
    • Salt to taste 

    How to Make Senai Kilangu Varuval

    1. Take sliced yam in a bowl, cover it with water, add salt to it and mix well. Cook this till the yam is tender. Drain and set aside.
    2. Heat oil in a kadai. Add in fennel seeds and let them sizzle.
    3. Now add in onions, chillies and toss well. Cook for few mins till it is light golden.
    4. Now add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min.
    5. Add in salt, chilli and turmeric powder. Saute for a min.
    6. Now add in the cooked yam and mix well.
    7. Cook this on medium heat till it is nice and crisped up.
    8. Serve with rice.

    Pictorial:

    Take all your ingredients
    Add sliced yam to salted water
    When it is tender, drain them
    Heat oil in a kadai
    Add in fennel seeds
    Add in sliced onions and chillies
    Saute for a few mins
    Add in ginger and garlic paste
    And of course the salt and spice powders
    give them a mix
    Add the cooked yams
    Toss well in the masala
    Now cook them on a medium heat till they are crisped up
    Enjoy

    Version 3: Senai Kilangu Varuval (with fried senai kilangu)

    Elephant yam is a beautiful veggie, which can be transformed into so many types of amazing dishes. It can withstand to any strong flavour and spices. This recipe is one of the heavily spiced dish which turns beautiful at the end. I bet you would have never tasted this dish before. It is very easy to prepare, the one hard step is preparing the yam, it needs to be boiled and fried before using it in the dish.

    You can pair this with rice and rasam. I love to have it with lemon rice or curd rice. 

    Preparation Time : 10 mins ( preparing yam )
    Cooking Time : 45 mins
    Serves : 5 to 6

    Ingredients for Yam Varuval

    • Elephant yam - 1 medium size
    • Oil - 3 tblspn + for deep frying 
    • Fennel Seeds / Saunf / Sombu - 1 tblspn
    • Cinnamon Stick / Pattai - 1 small stick
    • Onion - 2 large sliced thinly
    • Green Chillies - 3 slit
    • Curry leaves - 1 spring
    • Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tblspn 
    • Chilli powder - 1 tsp
    • Coriander powder / Malli podi - 1 tblspn
    • Cumin Powder / Jeera podi - 1 tsp
    • Turmeric powder / Manjal podi - 1 tsp + 1 tsp for yam
    • Pepper powder - 1 tsp
    • Garam Masala powder - 1 tsp 
    • Tomato -  3 medium size pureed
    • Salt to taste

    How to Make Senai Kilangu Varuval

    1. Peel and chop yam into small cubes. wash them well and add it to a sauce pan. Cover it with water and add in salt and turmeric powder. Bring it to a boil and cook it for 15 to 20 mins till the yam is cooked and tender.
    2. Now drain the water and deep fry them in hot oil till they are lightly golden and crisp. Drain them and set aside.
    3. Now make the masala. Heat oil in a kadai.
    4. Add in fennel and cinnamon stick.
    5. Now add in onions, curry leaves and green chillies. Saute for 5 to 6 mins till they are translucent.
    6. Now add in ginger and garlic paste. Mix well for a min.
    7. Add in salt and all the spice powders. Give them a good mix.
    8. Add in tomato puree and cook for 5 mins till oil separates.
    9. Now add in the fried yam and toss well with the masala.
    10. Serve this with rice.

    Pictorial:

    Take your yam
    Peel em
    Cut them into pieces
    Cube them
    Wash them well
    Add salt and turmeric to them
    Cover them with water
    Boil them
    Drain them
    Heat oil for deep frying
    Fry the yam
    Drain when golden
    Set aside
    Now take all other ingredients
    These are the spices which you need
    Heat oil in a kadai
    Add fennel and cinnamon stick
    Add in onions, green chilli and curry leaves
    Saute them well
    Add ginger garlic paste
    Salt
    spices
    some more spices
    give them a good mix
    drop the pureed tomatoes  in
    mix them well
    Pour enough water
    And mix them well
    Add the fried yam
    toss well
    Enjoy..
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