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    Home » Curry Recipes

    Last Updated: July 17, 2020 | First Published on: January 4, 2012 by Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

    Sweet and Sour Elephant Yam Curry Recipe

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    Ingredients :
    • Elephant Yam / Kanda Dumpa : 1 cup
    • Thick Tamarind Extract : 1 tbsp
    • Powdered Jaggery : ½ to 1 tsp
    • Mustard Seeds : ½ tsp
    • Chana Dal : ½ tsp
    • Urad Dal : ½ tsp
    • Red Chillies : 2
    • Red Chlli Powder : 1 tsp
    • Curry Leaves : 1 sprig
    • Salt to taste
    • Oil : 2 tsp

    Method :

     

    1. Wash, peel and chop the yam into medium size cubes.

    2. In
    a saucepan, add the chopped yam, turmeric powder, salt and water and
    cook until yam pieces are tender. Drain and set aside.
    3.Heat oil in a pan and add the urad dal, chana dal and mustard seeds.
    4.Once they start to splutter, add the broken red chillies and curry
    leaves and fry for a couple of seconds.
    5. Now
    add the tamarind extract and powdered jaggery
    to it and fry for a couple of minutes.
    6. Then add the cooked yam and
    red chilli powder and mix very well.
    7.Serve hot with rice, roti or dosa.
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    Other Names : Kanda Pulusu Posina Kura, Kanda Pulusu Bellam Koora

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    1. Muskaan at A2Z Healthy Vegetarian Cuisine says

      January 04, 2012 at 6:36 pm

      Bookmarked...Curry sounds delicious..

      Reply
    2. Nalini's Kitchen says

      January 04, 2012 at 4:09 pm

      Delicious and yummy curry,loke to have it with sambhar rice...

      Reply
    3. kitchen queen says

      January 04, 2012 at 4:12 pm

      the yam curry looks very yum and delicious.

      Reply
    4. Aarthi says

      January 04, 2012 at 4:44 pm

      curry looks really good..bookmarked

      Reply
    5. divya says

      January 04, 2012 at 6:48 pm

      super tempting dish tempts me a lot,mouthwatering here..wishing you and your family happy new year 2012.

      Reply
    6. Suja says

      January 04, 2012 at 7:36 pm

      Nice curry..bookmarked.

      Reply
    7. Reshmi Mahesh says

      January 04, 2012 at 7:37 pm

      New to me...Looks yummy...

      Reply
    8. Roshni says

      January 04, 2012 at 8:05 pm

      as your friend mentioned, perfect for sambar rice

      Reply
    9. Hamaree Rasoi says

      January 05, 2012 at 1:35 am

      Excellent recipe. Looks wonderfully made.

      Deepa
      Hamaree Rasoi

      Reply
    10. Sravs says

      January 04, 2012 at 8:06 pm

      Nice and delicious curry !!

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      Reply
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