Name: Senai Kizhangu Pachadi | Elephant Yam Raita recipe by Neeru Srikanth at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Karuani Kilangu /Elephant Yam – 250 g; Green chili – ½ from long size chili; Ginger - 1 thin slice; Chopped Coriander leaves – 3 tbsp; Salt – to taste; Yogurt – 1 cup; Oil – 1 tsp; Hing – pinch; Musturd – 1.5 tsp; Urad Dhal – 1.5 tsp

ABOUT Senai Kizhangu Pachadi | Elephant Yam Raita RECIPE

This raita is my grandmother's signature dish. We just love to have it as a dipping with Paruppu Usli. Elephant Yam is very high in fiber and good for health.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Karuani Kilangu /Elephant Yam – 250 g
Green chili – ½ from long size chili
Ginger - 1 thin slice
Chopped Coriander leaves – 3 tbsp
Salt – to taste
Yogurt – 1 cup
Oil – 1 tsp
Hing – pinch
Musturd – 1.5 tsp
Urad Dhal – 1.5 tsp

Instructions

Peel the skin of yam and chop them into medium size cubes.
Add water to cover the yam and steam them in pressure cooker for 3 whistles.
Add coriander leaves, chili, ginger and yam into a mixer. Strain the water before adding yam but do not throw the water. Grind the mix.
Start to garnish separately. Take a small kadai, add oil, hing. Once hot, add mustard and let it splutter.
Add urad dal to the garnished mix.
Mix Yogurt, coriander-yam mixture , salt into a container. Add the remaining water which was used for steaming yam and give them a mix.
Add the garnished items to the raita.

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