Elephant yam (senai kizhangu) sambar

In ever realised that my husband loved this sambar when i prepare it and serve in our lunch at home. I never made it this way in our home. mom's makes senai kizhangu chips every time for my dad. Iam not a big fan of this, i never buy this yam. But i really wanted to try this for my hubby, so i brought and makes this curry. I made it in my way. so try this at home and comment me how you get a change.....

Preparation time : 10 mins

Cooking time : 20 mins 

Serve - 4

INGREDIENTS :

Elephant yam - 300 grams

Boiled toor dal - 1 cup

Mustard - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Shallots / small onions - 3  (chopped)

Tamarind - a small lemon size

Turmeric - 1 pinch

Coriander leaves - few

Grated coconut - 1/2 cup

Salt as needed

Coconut oil - 2 tsp

FOR GRINDING : 

Dry red chilli - 8

Cumin seeds - 1/2 spn 

Garlic - 1 (big clove)

Shallots - 8

METHOD : 

• Grind the onion into fine paste, and then in a blender add chilli, cumin, garlic and grind into fine paste.
• Soak tamarind in 1/4 cup of water and extract pulp.
• Peel yam skin, wash and dice into thin strips.
• And add yam to the pan and also add in water, onion paste, turmeric, salt, and bring to boil for 10 mins.
• Then add chilli paste, boiled dal into the gravy. 
• Then add tamarind extract and mix well and the yam should cooked soft.
• And add in coconut to the gravy and mix well and allow to cooked for 5 mins.
• In a kadai add mustard, urad dal, allow to crackle.
• Add in small onions and toss it untill it became brown.
• Now pour it to the gravy and mix well.
• Atlast add in chopped coriander and cook for 5 mins.
• Then the sambar is ready to serve. I serve it with chamma kizhangu roast.
• click chamma kizhangu roast to view.

PICTORIAL :

Grinding items

Add all the ingredents except shallots

Grind into paste

Take all ingredients

Coconut i forget to add in the ingredients

Add cutted yam in the pan

Then add onion paste

Add in water to that

Then add salt

Turmeric powder

Bring to boil

When yam cooked add masala

Add in dal

Add in tamarind extract

Add oil in other kadai and mustard, urad dal

When it cracle add shallots and fry it

Pour to the gravy

Add coconut and mix well

Once it boil add chopped coriander

Serve hot and enjoy..