Chenai Kizhangu Poricha Kootu Recipe (Tamil Nadu Style Yam Cooked in Coconut Gravy)
A vegetarian Tamil Nadu recipe with elephant yam (suran/senai/ratalu), yellow moong dal (split), chana dal (bengal gram dal). Ready in 45 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
17 steps- 1
To begin making Chenai Kizhangu Poricha Kootu Recipe (Tamil Nadu Style Yam Cooked in Coconut Gravy), remove the skin on yam
fresh coconut - grated(1/2 cup) - 2
Chop yam into 1 inch cubes
inch ginger(2)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1) - 3
Pressure cook with little salt and turmeric powder for 1 whistle
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 4
Soak yellow moong dal and channa dal separately for 1 hour
yellow moong dal (split)(1/4 cup) - 5
Pressure cook for 1 whistle
- 6
Add 1 teaspoon oil in a pan
- 7
Roast dried red chilies, ginger-garlic, green chillies, cumin seeds, black peppercorns, cinnamon stick, cloves, onion and grated coconut until fragrant and roasted well
fresh coconut - grated(1/2 cup)cumin seeds (jeera)(2 teaspoon)fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon)whole black peppercorns - crushed(1 teaspoon)green chillies - slit(6)inch ginger(2)cloves garlic(6)onion - chopped(1)dry red chillies - broken(2)cloves (laung)(2)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1) - 8
Cool and grind the roasted spices into smooth paste
- 9
Heat remaining oil in a pan
- 10
Add bay leaf and fennel seeds
cumin seeds (jeera)(2 teaspoon)fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon)bay leaf (tej patta)(1) - 11
Roast for 10 seconds
- 12
Add the ground masala paste and cook until oil separated from the sides of the pan
- 13
Add cooked dal and mix well
- 14
Add cooked yam along with tamarind juice and cook for 5 minutes
tamarind water(3 tablespoon) - 15
Add little water and cook for another 10 minutes
tamarind water(3 tablespoon) - 16
Check for seasoning
- 17
Serve Chenai Kizhangu Poricha Kootu Recipe along with steamed rice, Muttai Parotta Recipe ( Ande Ka Paratha / Egg Filled Flat Bread), steamed rice, Tamil Nadu Style Dal Masala Vada with Cabbage Recipe and Tamil Nadu Style Pala Kottai Sambar Recipe for a complete lunch or dinner
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Chenai Kizhangu Poricha Kootu Recipe (Tamil Nadu Style Yam Cooked in Coconut Gravy)
A vegetarian Tamil Nadu recipe with elephant yam (suran/senai/ratalu), yellow moong dal (split), chana dal (bengal gram dal). Ready in 45 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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Directions
17 steps- 1
To begin making Chenai Kizhangu Poricha Kootu Recipe (Tamil Nadu Style Yam Cooked in Coconut Gravy), remove the skin on yam
fresh coconut - grated(1/2 cup) - 2
Chop yam into 1 inch cubes
inch ginger(2)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1) - 3
Pressure cook with little salt and turmeric powder for 1 whistle
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 4
Soak yellow moong dal and channa dal separately for 1 hour
yellow moong dal (split)(1/4 cup) - 5
Pressure cook for 1 whistle
- 6
Add 1 teaspoon oil in a pan
- 7
Roast dried red chilies, ginger-garlic, green chillies, cumin seeds, black peppercorns, cinnamon stick, cloves, onion and grated coconut until fragrant and roasted well
fresh coconut - grated(1/2 cup)cumin seeds (jeera)(2 teaspoon)fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon)whole black peppercorns - crushed(1 teaspoon)green chillies - slit(6)inch ginger(2)cloves garlic(6)onion - chopped(1)dry red chillies - broken(2)cloves (laung)(2)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1) - 8
Cool and grind the roasted spices into smooth paste
- 9
Heat remaining oil in a pan
- 10
Add bay leaf and fennel seeds
cumin seeds (jeera)(2 teaspoon)fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon)bay leaf (tej patta)(1) - 11
Roast for 10 seconds
- 12
Add the ground masala paste and cook until oil separated from the sides of the pan
- 13
Add cooked dal and mix well
- 14
Add cooked yam along with tamarind juice and cook for 5 minutes
tamarind water(3 tablespoon) - 15
Add little water and cook for another 10 minutes
tamarind water(3 tablespoon) - 16
Check for seasoning
- 17
Serve Chenai Kizhangu Poricha Kootu Recipe along with steamed rice, Muttai Parotta Recipe ( Ande Ka Paratha / Egg Filled Flat Bread), steamed rice, Tamil Nadu Style Dal Masala Vada with Cabbage Recipe and Tamil Nadu Style Pala Kottai Sambar Recipe for a complete lunch or dinner
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