Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, homely to the core, chena asthram (elephant foot yam in coconut base). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Elephant Foot Yams contain a large amount of protein, making them great as a staple food. Today in our village we cooking Elephant Foot Yam recipes with mutton meat. We cook three recipes with Elephant Foot Yam.
Homely to the core, chena asthram (elephant foot yam in coconut base) is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Homely to the core, chena asthram (elephant foot yam in coconut base) is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have homely to the core, chena asthram (elephant foot yam in coconut base) using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Homely to the core, chena asthram (elephant foot yam in coconut base):
- Prepare 2 handfuls Elephant foot yam -skin removed and cut into big pieces
- Make ready to taste salt
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- Prepare 1 - 2 Nos green chilli
- Prepare as required water
- Make ready For the paste
- Get 2 - 3 tablespoons coconut grated
- Get 1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds
- Take 7 - 8 nos shallots
- Make ready 5 - 6 cloves garlic
- Prepare For the seasoning
- Take 2 -3 teaspoons coconut oil
- Prepare 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
- Get sprig curry leaves
- Get 2 Nos shallots , chopped
- Make ready 2 - 3 pinchs red chilli powder
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, the elephant foot yam or whitespot giant arum, is a tropical tuber crop grown primarily in Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia and the tropical Pacific islands. Elephant foot yam is scientifically known as Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, belonging to the family Araceae. Elephant foot yam is best known for its hepatoprotective activity. It helps in proper cleansing of other internal organs including intestine and stomach, making.
Instructions to make Homely to the core, chena asthram (elephant foot yam in coconut base):
- Get your hero ingredient ready -Remove the skin of the yam with a peeler or a knife and cut it into big pieces (shape does not matter now). After you're done, clean them in water. Tip :Uncooked yam gets itchy when in contact with water. But you gotta clean it really well. So, the best way is to run it under water in a sieved vessel. If you don't have this, clean it in a container, changing water a few times. Use a spatula to rinse, so that your hands don't itch at all.
- Pressure cook the yam pieces in water with salt, turmeric and slit green chilis for about 4-5 whistles. The cooking time may slightly vary depending on the yam, but it needs to cook really well. Tip : Worry about under cooking, not over cooking because you're gonna mash it anyway.Add water, just enough to cover it-you don't want it to be runny, it should be a thick gravy.
- Now, make the coconut paste- grind the grated coconut along with cumin seeds, shallots, garlic and a little salt. Add in some water and grind it well-to a chutney-paste consistency.
- Once it is cooled down, open the pressure cooker and mash the yam pieces well. Add the coconut paste, mix and keep on sim. You can put off the flame just before it starts to boil.
- Now for the last touch, heat the coconut oil in a pan and splutter the mustard seeds. Once they crackle, add in curry leaves, chopped shallots with a dash of red chilli powder-get them all charred.Pour this seasoning into the yam gravy, mix and serve hot. Goes best with kanji. You can dilute this with some water and use it as a curry for rice too.
- The accompaniment details : Rice porridge /gruel (Kanji) - well pressure cooked kerala rice (matta) with lots of water and slightly salted. Morumvellam (a curd based drink) -Kaachi moru curry without coconut (google it, you'll get so many recipes) diluted with water and salted to taste….
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