Chenai Podutuval

Ingredients 

• 400 grsms yam
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 4-5 green chillies
• 1/2 scraped fresh coconut
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 1/2 teaspoons split skinless black gram (dhuli urad dal)
• 8-10 curry leaves
• 2-3 whole dry red chillies
• 1 teaspoon tamarind pulp

Method

1. Wash, clean and cut the yam into medium sized pieces. Pressure-cook the yam with salt and turmeric. Keep aside.
2. Grind the coconut and green chillies to a coarse paste. Keep aside.Heat the oil and season it with curry leaves, dry red chillies, mustard seeds and split black gram.
3. When the mustard seeds start to splutter add the cooked yam pieces, the coconut paste and ½ a cup of water. Cover and simmer on slow heat. Lastly add the tamarind pulp and cook till the vegetables till dry.
4. Serve hot.

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