Name: Chena Kaya Erissery
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: chena (ground yam ) 1/4 kg; kaaya 1; chickpeas (kadala) 1 cup; turmeric powder 2 tsp; coconut 1; garlic 2 cloves; nallajeerakam 1tsp; pepper 4 numb; green chilly 4; dried red chilly 3; curry leaves 2 sprig; mustard 2 tsp; oil as needed; water as needed; salt to taste

Chena Kaya Erissery

its a well known dish in sadya

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Prep Time 25

Total Time 25

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

chena (ground yam ) 1/4 kg
kaaya 1
chickpeas (kadala) 1 cup
turmeric powder 2 tsp
coconut 1
garlic 2 cloves
nallajeerakam 1tsp
pepper 4 numb
green chilly 4
dried red chilly 3
curry leaves 2 sprig
mustard 2 tsp
oil as needed
water as needed
salt to taste

Instructions

heat a pan pour little oil and add half of coconut to it and stir well
when its brown, turn off the flame
take a piece of ground yam and banana (not riped)
slice it to pieces
cook this using little salt and turmeric powder.
meanwhile cook the chickpeas (kadala) also using salt and a pinch of turmeric powder.
when its cooked, switch off the flame.
drain the water from it
take a mixture and add rest of the coconut ,green chilly,garlic and jeera ,pepper and grind it nicely using little water.
then mix the cooked yam mix with the kadala.
add the grinded mixture to it
stir well and let it becomes a roasted stage (in low flame)
when it becomes dry .
add the roasted coconut to it
heat a pan pour oil to it and when its hot pour mustard and add dry red chilly and curry leaves when it splutters. sauté it and off the flame
add the mustard mix to the erissery.
stir well
our dish is ready to serve