Name: Oal chingri (Elephant foot yam and prawn curry) recipe by Praty Usha at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Elephant foot yam/ oal/ suran 250 gm; Medium size prawns 250 gm; Salt 1 tbspn; Turmeric powder 1 tspn; Sugar 1 tspn; Red chilli powder 1 tspn; Jeera/cumin powder 1 tspn; Dhaniya/coriander powder 1 tspn; Garam masala powder 1 tspn; Onion 1 large; Garlic paste 1 tspn; Ginger Paste 1 tspn; Green chillis 3; Coconut milk 1/2 cup; Tomato 1 Large; Dry Red chilli 1; Vegetable oil 2 tbspn; ghee 1 tspn; Water 2 cups

Ingredients Serving: 4

Elephant foot yam/ oal/ suran 250 gm
Medium size prawns 250 gm
Salt 1 tbspn
Turmeric powder 1 tspn
Sugar 1 tspn
Red chilli powder 1 tspn
Jeera/cumin powder 1 tspn
Dhaniya/coriander powder 1 tspn
Garam masala powder 1 tspn
Onion 1 large
Garlic paste 1 tspn
Ginger Paste 1 tspn
Green chillis 3
Coconut milk 1/2 cup
Tomato 1 Large
Dry Red chilli 1
Vegetable oil 2 tbspn
ghee 1 tspn
Water 2 cups

Instructions

Clean and devein prawns and marinate with a pinch of salt and turmeric powder
Heat 1 tbspn oil in pan and lightly fry the prawns and keep aside
Cut yam into 1/2 inch cubes and add to boiling water with a pinch of salt and cook till 3/4th done
Slit green chillies and keep aside
Chop tomato and keep aside
Chop half onion and keep aside and grind rest other half of the onion to make a paste
Add rest of the oil to the same pan
Once medium hot add dry red chilli and chopped onions and saute for 2 minutes
Add onion paste, ginger paste and garlic paste and saute till masala leaves oil
Add chopped tomato, turmeric powder, sugar, red chilli powder, jeera power and dhaniya powder and saute till tomatoes are cooked
Add cooked yam and fried prawns
Add coconut milk and rest of the water and bring to a boil
Add salt, reduce flame and let it simmer for 2 minutes
Add slit green chillies, garam masala powder and ghee
Give a soft stir and remove from heat
Empty it in a serving bowl

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