Yam is also called as Kanda or Kanda gadda in telugu. Yam fry is traditional dish in the Indian cuisine and popularly made by the vegetarians. Yam is such is a versatile vegetable which can be prepared by roasting, frying, grilling, barbecuing, boiling, and smoked.
Yam is otherwise also known as Elephant yam and is traditionally cultivated in Andhra pradesh, tamil naadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra and kerala states. Elephant yam is one of the varieties from the yam family.
If at all you have turned vegetarian and missing your favourite fish fry that Yam fry is the best suitable vegetarian substitute for fish. The appearance of Yam fry is just like fried fish and it also tastes some what like that. Do try out the yam fry and enjoy its taste.
Yams are a good source of dietary fibre, potassium, vitamin C, manganese and vitamin B6. They also provide iron. They are a very good source of energy. They need to be paired with other foods to balance out the lack of other nutrients.
Serves : 4
Ingredients :
Yam : 500 grms
Onion : 1 or 2
Mustard seeds : 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds : 1/4 tsp
Green chili's : 2 or 3
Curry leaves : one spring
Turmeric : pinch
Ginger garlic pate : 1 tsp
Poppy seeds : 2 tbsp
Coriander powder : 1 tbsp
Coconut powder : 2 tbsp
Chili powder : 1 tsp
Salt : to taste
Coriander leaves : few
Lemon juice : 1/2 to 1 tsp
Method :
Peel the yam (or) cut the skin with knife.
Cut yam into thin long slices (not too thin, not too thick), and bring them to a boil in hot water for 5 mins, so that they become slightly tender and cooked.
(If you boil them too much, after while frying it will break and become mushy)
Dry roast poppy seeds in a pan and blend it into a fine powder and keep it aside.
Take a pan, heat it, add oil , mustard seeds, cumin seeds, chopped green chili's, curry leaves and saute them.
Add very very finely chopped onions, and add some salt, mix well.
Once onions slightly changes their color, add turmeric, ginger garlic paste, poppy seeds powder, coconut powder, red chili powder, and mix well.
Add little bit of water to it and cook for 5 mins.
Once the masala is cooked , it oozes out oil.
Spread the masala all over the pan, (if it is too dry add little water) and add the boiled yam into it.
Let it cook for 5 mins and turn them, fry them evenly till it changes its color to golden brown or till the masala sticks to yam.
Garnish it with freshly chopped coriander leaves and little bit of lemon juice.
Your yam fry is ready to serve :)
Enjoy it with hot rice.
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