Chena Mezhukkuperatty
Servings: 3 -4
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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.