Kachil Puzhukku

KACHIL PUZHUKKU

  Ingredients:

• Kachil/Greater yam/purple yam-250g
• Turmeric powder-a couple of pinches
• Water- as required
• Coconut grated-1/2cup
• Green chillies/bird's eye chilly-4(as per your spice level)
• Small onion-4-5
• Curry leaves-2 sprigs
• Mustard seeds-1/4tsp
• Dry red chilly-2(halved)
• Salt to taste
• Coconut oil-as required

Kachil/Grater Yam

Method:

• Peel off the skin and wash well.Cut into medium size cubes.
• In a pressure cooker add kachil pieces,turmeric,salt and enough water to cook.
• Open the cooker after it cooked well and the pressure settle down.
• Mash the cooked pieces with the back of the ladle.
• Grind grated coconut,green chilies,2-3 curry leaves and 2-3 small onions into a coarse mixture or you can crushed it in a mortar and pestle also.
• Heat oil in a pan.Splutter mustard seeds.Add sliced small onions,curry leaves,dried red chillies and stir for few minutes.
• Add ground/crushed coconut mixture,a pinch of turmeric and stir well.
• Add the mashed kachil pieces to this and stir well for few minutes.Adjust the salt.
• Switch off the heat.Drizzle coconut oil on top of it.

NOTES:

•  You can cook them in a vessel also.But it may take longer time than the yam.So its best to cook them in a pressure cooker.
• In some places,coconut oil and curry leaves are added instead of seasoning.
• You can add cumin seeds while grinding the coconut mixture,if you likes the taste. 

   
 
Serve warm with Rice and Enjoy.....

Happy Cooking!!!