Name: Chena Thoran | Chena Upperi
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1/4 kg Elephant yam (Chena); 1/2 of one Coconut; Ginger (A small piece); 4 nos garlic; 1 tsp Pepper; 1 tsp Chilly powder; 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Fennel seeds (Perinjeerakam); Salt (As reqd); Oil (As reqd)

Chena Thoran | Chena Upperi

Chena Thoran is a traditional dish from Kerala Cuisine, very popular in Kerala. The Yam stir fry with coconut is very tasty and goes well with rice and sambar. Chena Thoran is a favorite dish in Kerala with a little crispiness. If you stir fry the Chena Upperi in low flame for sometime, then you can enjoy the crispiness. Chena Upperi is an easy to prepare dish with limited ingredients. Yam is nutritious, rich in vital nutrients required for body. Yam is very popular in Kerala and almost every house has yam cultivation in their backyard. You can explore a well detailed recipe here that can be easily prepared at home.

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

1/4 kg Elephant yam Chena
1/2 of one Coconut
Ginger A small piece
4 nos garlic
1 tsp Pepper
1 tsp Chilly powder
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Fennel seeds Perinjeerakam
Salt As reqd
Oil As reqd

Instructions

For preparing the delicious stir fry, first clean and cut chena into small pieces.
In a vessel, cook chena with salt and small quantity of water.
When its cooked, remove water from it.
Grind together rest of the ingredients except oil and mix it with chena and keep it for 15 mins.
Take a pan and fry the marinated Chena by adding oil little by little .
:- Do not deep fry. Stir the dish till the crispiness of yam is attained. Serve the dish Chena Thoran hot with rice.

Notes

You can visit this link Chena Theeyal. You can also visit this link Vellarikka Thoran.

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Chena Thoran | Chena Upperi