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Chena Curry (Elephant Yam Curry)
Elephant Yam(Chena) masiyal
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Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Total Time
15
minutes
mins
Cuisine
Kerala
Servings
4
people
Ingredients
1x
2x
3x
400
gm
Elephant yam
Chena
50
gm
Red gram
Thuvaraparippu
2
nos
Green chillies
chopped
1
tsp
Mustard seeds
Curry leaves
A few
Asafoetida
A pinch, Kayam
Coriander leaves
A few
1
Lemon
Oil for seasoning
Salt
As reqd
Instructions
Cut chena into small pieces.
Cook the chenas along with the red gram and green chillies in a pressure cooker.
Grind the cooked chena and dal in a mixer. Keep this aside.
Heat a little oil in a pan or a kadai.
Pour the fine paste of yam/chena and dhal.
Add the seasoning after frying them in oil or ghee.
Allow the mixture to simmer for 2-3 minutes.
Add salt and mix well.
Then add coriander leaves.
Finally add a few drops of lemon juice.
:- Serve with plain rice.
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