Have you ever tasted Sri Lankan style spicy elephant foot yam curry? If not, don’t miss this chance to experience a tasty vegan dish. Today, I am going to show you the best way to cook spicy elephant foot yam curry in Sri Lankan style.
Elephant foot yam fry curry is one of the well-known vegan dishes in Sri Lanka. It is very rich in fiber which is good for your bowel movement and constipation.
Mostly, people cook this vegetable for lunch, but you can have this for dinner as well.
Alright, let’s see how to prepare an easy and spicy elephant foot yam curry recipe with a thick gravy.
My Favorite Combos
1. This Recipe + Rice + Dhal Curry + Banana Flower Fry
2. This Recipe + Rice + Fish Sodhi + Fish Cutlet + Fish Fry
3. This Recipe + Pittu + Dhal Curry + Coconut Sambol
Elephant Foot Yam Curry Recipe
Ingredients
- Elephant foot yam – 500g
- Onion – 75g
- Thick coconut milk – 300ml
- Thin tamarind juice – 100ml
- Curry powder – 1 tablespoon
- Garlic cloves – 4 or 5
- Curry leaves – Few
- Fennel seeds – ¼ teaspoon
- Mustard seeds – ¼ teaspoon
- Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon
- Salt – As you need
- Cooking oil – As you need
Instructions
1. Take an elephant yam and peel off the dark brown skin. Rinse it well. Then, cut it into tiny pieces as shown in the picture below.
2. Add turmeric powder and salt. Mix them well.
3. Heat the oil in a deep fry pan and fry them till turns to golden color as shown in the picture below.
4. Now get ready with chopped onion, sliced garlic, curry leaves, fennel seeds, mustard seeds, and salt.
5. Prepare thick coconut milk and thin tamarind juice.
6. Heat the oil and add mustard seeds. Let them splutter. Then, add the onions, garlic, curry leaves, and fennel seeds. Fry them until the onions turn to golden color. Stir occasionally to avoid burning.
7. Add coconut milk, tamarind juice, curry powder, and salt. Mix them well.
8. Cook covered under high flame for 5 to 7 minutes.
9. Now, add the fried elephant foot yam, mix them, and cook uncovered under low flame for 2 to 3 minutes.
10. Taste the gravy and adjust salt if needed.
11. This is how to make a simple and spicy elephant foot yam curry recipe. Serve and enjoy this Sri Lankan style elephant foot yam fry curry.
Notes
1. I instantly prepare coconut milk from grated coconut. If it is hard to find grated coconut, use the coconut milk powder or bottled coconut milk.
2. If you don’t like more spicy, reduce the amount of curry powder according to your taste.
3. Elephant foot yam is allergic to a few people, be aware.
Printable Recipe Card
- Elephant foot yam - 500g
- Onion - 75g
- Thick coconut milk - 300ml
- Thin tamarind juice - 100ml
- Curry powder - 1 tablespoon
- Garlic cloves - 4 or 5
- Curry leaves - Few
- Fennel seeds - ¼ teaspoon
- Mustard seeds - ¼ teaspoon
- Turmeric powder - ½ teaspoon
- Salt - As you need
- Cooking oil - As you need
- Take an elephant yam and peel off the dark brown skin. Rinse it well. Then, cut it into tiny pieces.
- Add turmeric powder and salt. Mix them well.
- Heat the oil in a deep fry pan and fry them till turns to golden color.
- Now get ready with chopped onion, sliced garlic, curry leaves, fennel seeds, mustard seeds, and salt.
- Prepare thick coconut milk and thin tamarind juice.
- Heat the oil and add mustard seeds. Let them splutter. Then, add the onions, garlic, curry leaves, and fennel seeds. Fry them until the onions turn to golden color. Stir occasionally to avoid burning.
- Add coconut milk, tamarind juice, curry powder, and salt. Mix them well.
- Cook covered under high flame for 5 to 7 minutes.
- Now, add the fried elephant foot yam, mix them, and cook uncovered under low flame for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Taste the gravy and adjust salt if needed.
- This is how to make a simple and spicy elephant foot yam curry recipe. Serve and enjoy this Sri Lankan style elephant foot yam fry curry.
2. If you don't like more spicy, reduce the amount of curry powder according to your taste.
3. Elephant foot yam is allergic to a few people, be aware.
Here is the video of this Recipe
So, what do you think about this Sri Lankan style spicy elephant foot yam curry recipe? I am pretty sure that you liked it. This is the best and tasty way to cook elephant foot yam fry curry with the thick gravy. When you have all the ingredients give it a try, you will like it for sure.
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