Pidi Karunai Puzhi \ Kaara Kuzhambu | Yam Tamarind Curry

பிடி கருணைக்கிழங்கு புளி  \ கார குழம்பு

Ingredients :

Pidi Karunai \ Yam - 250 gm (washed) Shallots - 1/2 cup Tomato - 1 no Green Chili - 2 no Garlic - 5 cloves Coconut - 2 tbsp Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp Red Chili Powder - 1 and 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp Tamarind Water - 1 cup (1 lemon size) Curry Leaves - 1 stk Water - 1 and 1/2 cup Gingelly Oil - 2 tbsp Salt to Taste.

Method :
 

Steps To Cook Pidi Karunai | Yam in Pressure Cooker: In a pressure cooker pan, fill 1 and 1/2 cup water, add pidi karunai \ yam, pressure cook for 1 whistle and 3 to 5minutes in simmer. When all the steam has escaped, open the pressure cooker pan and allow to cool completely. Remove the skin, chop into required size and ready to use.

Steps To Make Masala : Grind the coconut and cumin seeds together into fine paste with required water and keep aside. (Image 4 and 5) Then grind the shallots, garlic and tomato into paste and keep aside. (Image 6 and 7)

Steps To Make Pidi Karunai Kaara Kuzhambu : In a cooking utensil \ pan, add all ground paste, red chili powder, turmeric powder, green chili, curry leaves, tamarind water and water and mix well. (Image 8 and 9) Bring to boil, add pressure cooked pidi karunai \ yam and required salt and cook for 5minutes over simmer. (Image 10) Pour oil and again cook for 5minutes over simmer. (Image 11) Remove from the flame, cover the lid and let stand for 5minutes (this stage helps the oil to separate from the curry) and ready to serve. (Image 12)

Serving Suggestion : Serve hot with Greens and Appalam.