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Elephant Yam Recipes- Elephant Yam Chutney/Suvarna Gadde Saasmi Recipe

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Author: Sumana

Ingredients

  • Elephant Yam- A small piece or a bowl of chopped yam
  • Grated coconut- 1/2 bowl or 5 teaspoon
  • Tamarind- A marble size
  • Mustard seeds-1 tea spoon
  • Red chilly- 1 no.
  • Salt- 1 tea spoon

Seasoning ingredients

  • Coconut oil- 1 tea spoon
  • Mustard seeds- 1/2 teaspoon
  • Split black gram-1/2 teaspoon
  • Broken red chilly- 1 no.
  • Curry leaves- few

Instructions

Preparation

  • Remove the skin and chop elephant yam(suvarna gadde) in to small cubical pieces.

Method

  • Grind elephant yam pieces, mustard seeds, tamarind, red chilly, salt and grated coconut in to coarse paste using mixer grinder.
  • Transfer it to a vessel. Heat a seasoning pan adding oil, mustard seeds, split black gram, red chilly and curry leaves. When mustard seeds splutter add the seasoning to elephant yam chutney/suvarna gadde saasmi.
  • Elephant yam chutney/Suvarna gadde saasmi is ready to be served with hot steamed rice.

Note:

  • Some species of elephant yam have itching feature which causes your tongue to itch after eating. Make sure the Yam is not that type before preparing this saasmi.
  • Increase red chillies if you need more spiciness.
  • As no cooking involved in this dish, it lasts in half a day without refrigeration.