Senai Pachadi Recipe (Elephant Yam Raita)

Name: Senai Pachadi Recipe (Elephant Yam Raita)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250 g Elephant Yam (250 grams Elephant yam (Suran/Senai/Ratalu) (karuani kilangu)); ½ piece Green Chili (1/2 Green Chilli); 1 piece Ginger (1 inch Ginger); 3 tbsp Cilantro (3 tablespoons Coriander (Dhania) Leaves chopped); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt to taste); 1 cup Yogurt (1 cup Curd (Dahi / Yogurt)); 1 tsp Vegetable Oil (1 teaspoon Oil); 1 pinch Asafoetida (1 pinch Asafoetida (hing)); 1 tsp Mustard Seeds (1-1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu) — up to 0.5); 1 tsp Black Urad Dal (1-1/2 teaspoon Black Urad Dal (Split) — up to 0.5)

Senai Pachadi Recipe (Elephant Yam Raita) - Pachadi Recipes (Indian)

40 minIndian

Servings4

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Steps

1To begin making the Senai Pachadi recipe, peel the skin of yam and chop them into squares.
2Add water to cover the yam and steam them in pressure cooker till the cooker releases 3 whistles.
3Add coriander leaves, chilli, ginger and yam into a mixer.
4Strain the water before adding yam but do not throw the water. Grind the mix.
5Heat oil in a tadka pan and add the items given in ‘For Tempering’ in the order given.
6Mix the ground mixture, yogurt and remaining water and give it a stir.
7Once it is done, mix everything with the raita, pour the tempering and serve.
8Serve Senai Pachadi along with Mixed Vegetable Sambar, Cauliflower Thoran and Hot Steamed Rice.