Name: Chena Erisseri
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 cups Elephant yam (cut into medium sized cubes, Chena); 2 nos Red chillies (Kollamulaku); 1 tsp Pepper; 1 tbsp Bengal gram (Kadalaparippu); Curry leaves (A few); ½ tsp Asafoetida powder (Kayam); Salt (As reqd); ½ tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Oil; 1 tsp Mustard seeds

Chena Erisseri

Elephant yam(Chena) erisseri made without coconut

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

2 cups Elephant yam cut into medium sized cubes, Chena
2 nos Red chillies Kollamulaku
1 tsp Pepper
1 tbsp Bengal gram Kadalaparippu
Curry leaves A few
½ tsp Asafoetida powder Kayam
Salt As reqd
½ tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Oil
1 tsp Mustard seeds

Instructions

Heat 1/2 tsp of oil in a pan.
Add red chillies, pepper, Bengal gram, curry leaves and asafoetida powder.
Fry it well.
Grind it to a paste after allowing it to cool.
Heat up a pressure pan.
Add chena, the ground paste, salt and turmeric powder along with 1 - 1 1/2 cups of water.
Pressure cook upto 2 whistles.
After opening the lid, mash the contents very lightly to get the required consistency.
Heat 1/2 tsp of oil in a small pan.
Splutter mustard seeds.
Pour the tempering into the chena curry.
:- This erisseri is prepared without coconut, but is very tasty.