Surna Sukkein

Surnu / elephant foot yam can be used to make this awesome sukkein with an interesting flavour of jeera ! This is one of my most favourite of sukkein ..if the stir frying is done with some patience ..you can be assured of a very tasty side dish

Ingredients :-

Surnu /yam – sliced thin & long – 2 cups
Red chillis – 5 – 8 as per your spice level
Grated coconut – 3/4 cup
Tamarind – 1 gooseberry size
Jeera – 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil & mustard for tempering

Method :-

Slice into thin & long pieces as shown in the pic . Heat oil in a Kadai and splutter the mustard seeds . Add the chopped surnu and salt . Add some water . Cover & let cook in medium flame.

Grind to a coarse paste – the coconut , jeera , red chillies , tamarind & turmeric powder .adding very little or no water .

When the surnu is 3/4th cooked add this paste & mix well .

Cover & cook on low flame stirring in between so that it gets well roasted ( bhajjunnu kadaka)You can add a little more oil if you want or use a non-stick pan if you don’t want to use much oil .