Yam Masala Curry

Ingredientsfor 4 servings

• 1/2 kg Yam — cut into cubes
• 6 nos Red chillies (Kollamulaku)
• 1 tbsp Coriander seeds
• 1 cup Coconut — grated
• 1 sprig Curry leaves
• 1/5 tsp Turmeric powder
• 4 nos Cloves (Grambu)
• 2 nos Cinnamon sticks of 1" size (Karugapatta)
• 1 nos Green chilly — slit
• Salt, to taste
• 2 nos Onions
• 1 nos Tomato large
• 2 sprig Coriander leaves
• 3 tsp Oil

Preparation

1. Step 1

   Cook yam in water along with turmeric powder, a little bit of salt and green chilly. Set aside.

2. Step 2

   Pour oil into a pan and heat it.

3. Step 3

   Fry the onions, till they goes golden brown.

4. Step 4

   Add tomatoes and a small pinch of salt.

5. Step 5

   In the mean time, grind the cloves and cinnamon bark to a fine powder and set aside.

6. Step 6

   Heat up another pan.

7. Step 7

   Add coconut, coriander seeds, red chillies and a pinch of turmeric powder.

8. Step 8

   Stir continuously, till the smell of masala comes.

9. Step 9

   Allow it to cool.

10. Step 10

    Grind the same into a paste with some water taken from the vessel in which yam was cooked.

11. Step 11

    Get a larger vessel and add the cooked yam(with water), coconut mixture, onion-tomato mixture and the clove-cinnamon powder.

12. Step 12

    Add coriander leaves and salt and Stir everything together thoroughly.

13. Step 13

    Allow it to boil.