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    Yam Poriyal Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Yam Poriyal Recipe with step by step pictures. This is a simple and regular side dish made in South Indian style that goes well with sambar, rasam, and curd rice.

    Yam Poriyal

    Love Love Love this poriyal..It is really simple to make but taste so yummy. I had consumed tons and tons of this after my post pregnancy. This is one super dish to increase your breast milk, so good for lactating moms. You can add chilli powder to this, but i love it with pepper powder. This poriyal taste great with rasam rice or any mild kuzhambu. You can check out my other poriyal recipes too..

    Ingredients for Yam Poriyal

    • Elephant Yams / Chena Kizhangu - 2 cups peeled and cubed
    • Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
    • Oil - 2 tbsp
    • Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
    • Curry leaves - a sprig
    • Salt to taste
    • Black Pepper Powder - 1 tsp to taste
     

    How to Make Yam Poriyal

    1. Peel and cube yams, wash them well and add it to kadai.
    2. Cover with water and sprinkle some salt and turmeric powder over.
    3. Cook till they are tender. Drain and set aside.
    4. Heat oil in a kadai. Crackle mustard and curry leaves.
    5. Add in cooked yams and season with a little salt and toss well in the oil.
    6. Cook on medium heat for a while till theu turn golden and crispy.
    7. Add in pepper powder and toss once.
    8. Turn off the heat and serve with rice.

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    Yam Poriyal Recipe

    Yam Poriyal Recipe with step by step pictures. This is a simple and regular side dish made in South Indian style that goes well with sambar, rasam, and curd rice.
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Servings: 3 servings
    Calories: 83kcal

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups peeled and cubed Elephant Yams / Chena Kizhangu
    • 1 tsp Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
    • 2 tbsp Oil
    • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
    • Curry leaves - a sprig
    • Salt to taste
    • 1 tsp to taste Black Pepper Powder

    Instructions

    • Peel and cube yams, wash them well and add it to kadai.
    • Cover with water and sprinkle some salt and turmeric powder over.
    • Cook till they are tender. Drain and set aside.
    • Heat oil in a kadai. Crackle mustard and curry leaves.
    • Add in cooked yams and season with a little salt and toss well in the oil.
    • Cook on medium heat for a while till theu turn golden and crispy.
    • Add in pepper powder and toss once.
    • Turn off the heat and serve with rice.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 83kcal | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.04g
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    Yam Poriyal Recipe Step by Step

    Cube yams and wash them well

     

    Add it to a pot and cover it with water

     

    Sprinkle in some salt

     

    Some turmeric powder

     

    Cook till they are tender

     

    Drain them

     

    Now take your other ingredients

     

    This is your cooked yams

     

    Heat oil in a kadai

     

    Crackle mustard and curry leaves

     

    let them sizzle

     

    Add in cooked yams

     

    some salt

     

    toss well

     

    Let it cook on a medium heat for a while till it  get crispy

     

    Now add in some pepper powder

     

    toss once and switch off the heat

     

    Done

     

    Serve
     

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      Very nice receipe...

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    2. Shreya

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      Yummy. Do we use the same process for red chilli powder.

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