Yam tawa fry recipe | sennai kizhangu roast recipe – Village style Yam tawa fry recipe with detailed step-by-step pictures.
Sennai kizhangu we call it in Tamil, Yam is a root vegetable. We make chips out of it and this is a very popular one. I haven’t tried making yam chips. At our home, except me, no one likes Yam as it gives an itchy feeling to the tongue. But if we cook in the right way this itchiness can be eliminated.
First, to avoid the itchiness in Yam, choose the old yam and buy. If you are not sure whether it is old or not, then buy it and keep it for a week or 2 and then start using it. Do not store the yam in the fridge. Always keep it open.
This Yam tawa fry I learned from my friend Rinku a long time back in Singapore. The addition of tamarind removes the itchiness in the Yam. This Yam tawa fry pairs well with Sambar rice, rasam, and curd rice too.
You can also check out, sennai kizhangu curry, yam kola urundai, Vazhakkai varuval, potato fry.
Yam tawa fry recipe
Ingredients
- 250 gms Yam| senai kizhangu
- 1 tbsp sambar powder
- 2 tsp rice flour
- 2 tbsp Thick tamarind extract
- Salt as needed
- ¼ tsp asafoetida
- 2 tbsp oil
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
Instructions
- Cut the yam into thin slices, by removing the thick skin.
- Put this in water. You can use the potato slicer too.
- Add salt, turmeric powder and asfoedita (hing) to it and boil for 5 mins.
- Check it should not be overcooked. The pieces should be firm after boiling it.
- Once it is done, drain the excess water and allow the yam slices to dry completely.
- Ensure that it should not contain any water. You can even pat the slices with kitchen towels.
- Add sambar powder to it. Take a thick extract from pre soaked tamarind.
- Add to the yam slices and mix well to get a nice coating of the mixture with the yam.
- Add the rice flour and mix well.
- Keep it in the fridge for 1 hour. You can marinate overnight too.
- Heat a tawa and add a tbsp of oil and spread the yam slices in that. When it is done on one side flip over on the other side. Repeat this for the rest of the slices.
- Transfer to serving bowl. Serve as an accompaniment for simple Tomato Rasam.
Notes
2. Yam tawa fry pairs with any South Indian meal.
- Cut the yam into thin slices, by removing the thick skin.
- Put this in water. You can use the potato slicer too.
- Add salt, turmeric powder, and asafoetida (hing) to it and boil for 5 mins.
- Check it should not be overcooked. The pieces should be firm after boiling them.
- Once it is done, drain the excess water and allow the yam slices to dry completely.
- Ensure that it should not contain any water. You can even pat the slices with kitchen towels.
- Add sambar powder to it. Take a thick extract from pre-soaked tamarind.
- Add to the yam slices and mix well to get a nice coating of the mixture with the yam.
- Add the rice flour and mix well.
- Keep it in the fridge for 1 hour. You can marinate overnight too.
- Heat a tawa and add a tbsp of oil and spread the yam slices in that.
- When it is done on one side flip over on the other side. Repeat this for the rest of the slices.
- Transfer to a serving bowl. Serve as an accompaniment for simple Tomato Rasam.
- Tamarind extract removes the itchiness of the yam.
- Yam tawa fry pairs with any South Indian meal.
I have made only once,but dint clicked,this one looks very tempting,will try buying next time I go mustafa 🙂
Sure looks Worth a try! I never buy yam fearing the throat-itch.. But this time I'll surely buy this and try out!! 🙂
This looks simple to make, btw what is perungayam?
so easy and really a delicious crsipy fry…nice click too jeyashri
Rohini adding tamarind extract rids away the throat itch
Pari,sorry for not giving the english name for perungayam.It is hing/asfoeditia.
Nice click, i too tried once but in a different way.will surely try this 🙂
looks so yummy and delicious….love to have it with curd rice!
Wow!!! Superb Yam Fry!!!!
Excellent pics too…
Looks so good, i make only curry & masiyal with Senai. Have tasted deep fried ones in marriages but this one looks very interesting without deep frying. Bookmarked.
Never tried this.Looks good .
A new one for me.I used to do potato the same way.A good idea to make yam this way too.As usual great click!
Wow!!Looks super delicious and crispy ..Nice presentation!!
Just love this…very tempting fry..
seems to be very simple..I should give it a try..
Yes yes…I love yam fries..We make it in a different way…yours look delicious 🙂
Yam is ma fav….This looks fabulous.
Congrats on the award and yam looks like a hearty treat!
OOh this luks yumm…
I m not a fan of Yam yet… I have been quite fussy kid.. so never tried many of the veggies:)
Glas ur daughter liked the AlooMethi paratha…
I love senaikizhangu too but unfortunately we only get the frozen variety here. Looks perfect.
Yam fry looks fabulous, even i do in the same way but i use chilly powder instead of sambhar powder.
looks so yum!
I never tasted yam till now…this fry looks yum…i think i must start using that veggie…congrats on u r award….
My friend used to bring this kind of yum when i was on job. But I never tried. MMMM…now got the recipe for me to try immediately. thank you…
I never tried,will try soon,Yam fry Makes me hungry
I simply love this one! I often make it for free-time munching 🙂
when i searched for senai and chenai i couldnt find. may be you can have more link words other than yam.