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.