Here is the recipe…
Heat oil in a pan and crackle the mustard seeds. Add the crushed small onion and garlic and curry leaves. Fry it till it turns golden brown. Add chilli,turmeric, pepper and fennel powder and salt. Fry it till the raw smell goes, about 2 mins…
Add hot water and mix well. Add cooked chena and mix well. Make sure the chena pieces are coated well with masala. Continue to cook on low flame for 5-10 mins, stirring in between,till it is roasted well.
Ingredients
- 400 gms Chena / Suran (Elephant Foot Yam, cut into bite size pieces (measured after cleaning))
- 1/2 cup Whole small onion
- 3 Whole garlic (big cloves)
- 2 - 2.5 tsp Red chilli powder
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp Pepper powder
- A pinch Fennel Powder (Perumjeerakaom)
- 2 tbsp Hot water
- 1/4 - 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- Salt
- Curry leaves
- Coconut oil
Instructions
- Cook the cleaned chena pieces with salt till it's tender (refer notes). Make sure you dont overcook them. It should retain a crunchy texture.
- Crush together the whole garlic and whole small onion using a mortar and pestle. Keep it aside. Heat oil in a pan and crackle the mustard seeds. Add the crushed small onion and garlic and curry leaves. Fry it till it turns golden brown.
- Add chilli,turmeric, pepper and fennel powder and salt. Fry it till the raw smell goes, about 2 mins. Add hot water and mix well. Add cooked chena and mix well. Make sure the chena pieces are coated well with masala.
- Continue to cook on low flame for 5-10 mins, stirring in between,till it is roasted well. Remove from fire and serve hot with rice.
Notes
Since the chena I get in Bahrain, cooks in no time, I usually cook it on stove top, by boiling it with water and salt. Be careful while adding salt the second time, since chena is already cooked with salt.
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Hi!! Thank u so much for the recipe. This is my go-to recipe for Chena fry since many years now!!
Really love all your recipes..Now, everytime the question of ‘what shall i make for lunch’ arises, i just turn to marias menu!! :)
Thanks Sithara dear :) I’m glad that MariasMenu is your one stop shop for lunch menu!
Happy cooking!
Cheers
Maria
The experiment turned out to be a delicious affair! Keep up the good work Maria!
Thank you Monisha :)
Had this on my trip to Kovalam and it was lovely. Was searching for a recipe for a while now and glad to have found it here.
Hi Praveen,
I do hope you get to try it soon and like it too :)
Cheers
Maria
I’m just drooling nonstop at your yam stir fry!! Love ot spicy as it is :)
Thanks :)
Thanks :)
Thanks :)
Today i try this recipe good one .Mariya pls share vegitarien recipes because its lent time,little bit confusion every morning regarding what to prepare…………………
Thanks Shinu :) Please check out the vegetarian section in the site, I’ve posted veg recipes in the past. Hope it helps..
Cheers
Maria
Oh maria! I love yam, love the way my mum cooks it, very similar to how you have mentioned it. Yours look delicious.
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Thanks Preveena :)
looks yummy dear :)
Enda vaayilkoodey kappalodikkam! Slurp! And damn.. I can’t even get yam here :( :( :(
Hey Sajna,
how are you?
so you dont get chena there, that’s sad :(( may be next time when you go home…
Take care dear..
Lovely
Thanks :)
Thanks :)
Lovely