Suran ( yam) curry

 

We got a Suran from our garden. I made Kerala preparation (Chena puzhukku) one day, there was left over Suran. Wanted to make a different preparation, and was successful!

Ingredients

2 cups skinned and cubed Suran

1 tsp oil

¼ tsp mustard seeds

A few curry leaves

1 big onion sliced

1 big tomato cubed

1/3 tsp turmeric powder

¼ tsp red chilli powder

1tsp coriander powder

Salt to taste

3 cups water

Instruction

-          Pour some water over the cubed Suran, add salt, mix and leave for ten minutes. Drain and wash again twice.

-          Add one and a half cups of water, salt and pressure cook for 5 minutes.

-          Meanwhile, grind the sliced onion and cubed tomato.

-          Heat oil in a Kadai, add mustard seeds. When they splutter, add curry leaves and the ground onion and tomato. Keep the fire low and stir in between till it starts separating from the sides.

-          Add the masala powders and the cooked Suran. Add the remaining water, stir well and simmer for 5 minutes.

-          It is ready to be served with chapati or rice.

                     Boiled Rajamudi rice, Suran curry, butter milk, and cluster beans sabzi
       

 

Ridge Gourd Peel Chutney

 

Instead of discarding the ridge gourd skin, the fresh peels can be used to make traditional South Indian chutneys. It goes well with rice, chapati, and dosas.

Ingredients

Peeled skin of two ridge gourds

1 tbsp Udad dal

1 tbsp chana dal

1 tbsp tuvar dal

1tsp oil to roast the dals

3 tbsps grated coconut

1/3 tsp red chilli powder

Salt to taste

¼ tsp cumin seeds

3 cloves of garlic

Water as sufficient

Instruction

-          Roast the dals in the oil till the color changes and nice aroma comes. Remove and let it cool.

-          In the remaining oil, roast the ridge gourd peel till the color changes. Let it also cool.

-          Grind all the ingredients together, adding enough water to get the consistency you like.

-          You can season it the usual way, with mustard seeds, red chilli pieces, curry leaves and cut onion.

-          Serve with dosa or idlis.

Ridge gourd peel chutney served with Handvo