Elephant Foot Yam Roast Recipe / Chenai Kizhangu Varuval Recipe

Hello everyone!
                     Today's recipe is Elephant Foot Yam Roast. Its a simple recipe and very easy to make this roast.Children love to eat . We may consume this edible tuber once in a week as it has so many health benefits.
Health benefits:

• Elephant Foot Yam has a cooling effect on the body,so it suits  people with hyper tension, piles and constipation.
• It is considered as low fat food . So it can be consumed with out any fear of weight gain.
• It prevents blood from clotting.
• It is rich in omega 3 fatty acids which is good for increasing the cholesterol level in the blood.
• It helps in increasing the estrogen level in women's bodies which is useful for maintaining the hormonal balance.

 Ingredients:

• Elephant foot yam 500g
• Turmeric powder 1 tsp
• Red chilli powder 2 1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder 2 1/2 tsp
• Garlic paste 1 tsp
• Oil for frying
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

• Peel off the skin of the Elephant Foot Yam, wash and cut it into square pieces as shown in the picture.

 Method:

• Add turmeric powder and sufficient water and bring it to boil.
• Reduce the flame to low flame and cook the Elephant Foot Yam pieces for twenty minutes.

• Make a smooth paste with the red chilli powder, coriander powder, garlic paste and salt by adding water.

• Coat the Elephant Foot Yam pieces with this spice paste.

• Roast the Elephant foot Yam pieces using a tawa or a pan. Sprinkle some oil around the pieces.
• Once it is cooked, flip the other side and sprinkle some oil around it again.
• Roast it for five minutes each side in a low flame.

• Now the tasty and spicy Elephant Foot Yam Roast is ready to serve.

Goes well with:

• Elephant Foot Yam roast is the best side for sambar rice, rasam rice, curd rice, lemon rice, puliyodharai, coconut rice etc.

Notes:

• We may pressure cook the Elephant Foot Yam pieces. But  we shouldn't over cook it.
• We may add maslas as per our wish.
• Instead of roasting on a pan, we may deep fry the Elephant Foot Yam pieces.

Happy cooking and eat well!