This is one of the veggies that I loved ever since I was a kid. This was one of the top recipes I got from my mom during my early learning stages of cooking. As always, I love my mom’s cooking. But after my marriage I rarely cooked this veggie coz ‘S’ was never huge on Chena/Elephant Yam. I have always been a great fan of this veggie and to my surprise lately ‘S’ has joined me too. So last week, I made this and we all enjoyed it with curd rice. The best thing about this dish is that it doesn’t have too many ingredients added to it, yet it tastes so delicious.
Chena Mezhukkupuratti Recipe – Chena Upperi Recipe – Sauteed Elephant Foot Yam Recipe
Preparation Time : 15 minutes
Cooking Time : 10 minutes
Serves : 2-3
Ingredients :
Shallots/Small Red Onion: 10-15 nos /1/2-3/4 cup (sliced)
Garlic : 3 cloves /11/2 tsp (crushed)
Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp
Red Chili Powder : 11/2 tsp or to your spice level
Perumjeerakam /Fennel powder : 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves : 1 sprig
Coconut Oil or Cooking Oil : 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
How to make Chena Mezhukkupuratti (aka) Upperi – Elephant Foot Yam Stir Fry :
1. Boil the cleaned chena/elephant yam with enough water and salt; keep it aside.Make sure that you do not over cook them.
2. Heat coconut oil in a wide pan. When its hot, add the sliced shallots, few curry leaves and saute until it turns to translucent and brown in color. Add crushed garlic and saute for couple of mintues.
3. Add the cooked chena/elephant yam and saute for a minutes, now add the turmeric powder, red chilly powder, fennel powder and combine well.
4. Add a little more oil and fry the chena/elephant yam on low flame for 5-8 minutes or until they are well-browned on the outside.
- You may adjust the spiciness by increasing or cutting down amount of chili powder according to your taste.
- Using coconut oil enhance the authentic taste and flavor.
- I prefer to use shallots instead of onions as it gives a great flavor to dish.
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Urulakkizhangu Mezhukkupuratti (aka) Upperi /Spicy Potato Fry
Baby Potato Roast /Urulakkizhangu Roast
Kaya-Achinga Payar Mezhukkupuratti /Raw Banana and Long Beans Stir Fry
Kaya Mezhukkupuratti /Stir Fried Raw Plantains
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I love yam and this looks crunchy and yummy! Love the clicks!
the yam curry looks absolutely fab and crispy and very tempting to grab.
looks very yummy
Mouthwatering here, wat a terrific and super tempting upperi.
Looks very delicious..nice golden color to d fry and also very beautiful clciks
Chena mezhukkupuratti looks adipoli…
Looks delicious and very inviting..
Divya's Culinary Journey
Chena looks delicious. I love your pictures too.
Absolutely yummy
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