Pan fried Elephant Foot yam
(Suran/Chena).
Botanical name ’ Amorphophallus Paeoniitolius, a tuber vegetable found in tropical regions.
It promote weight loss, excellent for digestion as it has good bacteria required for stomach. Good for gastric, bloating and Irritable broad syndrome (IBS). It also has ani hyperglycemia, beneficial for diabetic patients.
Take around 1/2 kg Suran and clean thoroughly. Cut in to 2 cm thin slabs size varying to shape of suran. Soak in turmeric and salt solution water and wash it two to three times.
Boil suran in salted water for about 10 minutes and leave it to drain.
In a bowl, Add
• 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon Chilly powder
• 1 tablespoon Tamarind paste
• 1/2 teaspoon Garam masala
• a drizzle of cooking oil
• 1 pinch of Asafoetida
• Salt to taste.
Mix above ingredients well to a smooth paste and rub on suran thoroughly, cover the bowl and marinate for about 15 to 20 minutes. ( The more time you marinate, better the result)
Take a hard bottom pan and put to heat. Pour desired cooking oil.
Suggest to use Virgin coconut oil if not sesame oil or mustard oil.
Once the oil is hot, arrange suran in the pan and cook for about 5 minutes. Turn it out and this time, add few sprigs of fresh curry leaves in to it. Once the side is done, turn it again till it’s partially roasted.
This recipe would be excellent combination with Curd rice, Bisibele bath, any pulav, as a starter, or even as snack.
Try it out. It’s ?yummy.
Happy cooking.