Masiyal/Mashed Yam Curry |
Karunaikizhangu Masiyal is a Chettinad special side dish, which is very popular among Nagarathars. It often used to find it's place in our lunch boxes, along with curd rice, when I was young.
Karunaikizhangu
is referred to as Elaphant foot Yam. It's said to have anti-oxidant properties
and Vitamin C. It can also regulate bowel movements and prevent constipation.
It's often used to treat Piles.
However, for some people, it can cause a kind of
itchiness in the tongue. Generally to avoid this, it’s cooked with sour taste,
either tamarind or lemon
Method:
Yam/Karunaikizhangu - 4 to 5
finely chopped big onion - 2
Lemon (juice) - 1 (or)
Tamarind extract/ imli/ pulithanni - 2 tsp.
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp.
Chilli powder/Sambhar power - 1 to 2 tsp. (according to spice level)
Turmeric/Haldi - 1/4 tsp.
Salt - to taste
Coriander leaves - few strands
(to garnish)
Tempering:
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp.
Jeera/Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp.
Green chilli (Slit into half) - 1
Curry leaves - few
Oil - 2 tbsp.
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp.
Jeera/Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp.
Green chilli (Slit into half) - 1
Curry leaves - few
Oil - 2 tbsp.
Boiled Kizhangu/yam |
Wash and boil yam with water. You can pressure cook for 1 to 2 whistles, which
would roughly take 5 to 7 minutes.
Peel the skin and mash the yam, mix all the masala powder ingredients and tamarind/lemon juice. Set aside.
Peel the skin and mash the yam, mix all the masala powder ingredients and tamarind/lemon juice. Set aside.
Mashed Yam |
Pour oil in a non-stick pan, when it's heated add mustard
seeds followed by Jeera, chilli and curry leaves. Now add the onions, let cook
for few minutes until it becomes golden brown. Now combine the mashed
Karunaikizhangu or yam. Cook in low heat for 10 to 12 minutes until it gets
non-sticky texture.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with
rice. It goes well with curd rice/yogurt rice/ thayir sadham.