Kerala

Chena erissery

Name: Chena erissery
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Kerala
Ingredients: Elephant foot yam, elephant foot yam, peeled, 1/2 inch cubes; 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 3/4 tsp crushed black pepper; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 1 1/4 cups water; Salt, to taste; 1 1/4 cups: 80 g to grind 40 g to fry fresh grated coconut; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1 green chilli; 1 1/2 tbsp coconut oil; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 2 dried red chilli; 2 sprigs curry leaves

Elephant yam, pepper and coconut, crowned with crunchy browned coconut. Sadya royalty.

45 minTime

3 gProtein each

mediumSpice

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Grandma's wayPeppery yam, fresh coconut and a golden coconut crown.

The original

282kcal

3 gprotein

8 gfibre

45minutes

Chena erissery as Kerala homes make it for the sadya.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.

Ingredients

Elephant foot yamelephant foot yam, peeled, 1/2 inch cubes

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Black pepper¾ tsp, crushed

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)½ tsp

Water1¼ cups

Saltto taste

Fresh grated coconut1¼ cups: 80 g to grind, 40 g to fry

Cumin seeds½ tsp

Green chilli1

Coconut oil1½ tbsp

Mustard seeds½ tsp

Dried red chilli2

Curry leaves2 sprigs

Method

5 steps

1Peel and cube the yam with oiled hands or gloves, then wash the cubes well.
2Cook the yam with turmeric, pepper, chilli powder, salt and water, covered, until soft. Mash a few pieces with the back of a spoon.
3Grind 80 g coconut with the cumin and green chilli to a coarse paste with a splash of water. Stir into the yam and simmer for 3 minutes.
4Heat the coconut oil, splutter the mustard, add the dried chillies and curry leaves, then the remaining 40 g coconut. Fry on low until deep golden.
5Pour the topping over the erissery and stir in lightly just before serving.

Serve it like this

Spoon onto the plate beside rice and top with an extra pinch of the golden coconut.

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