Yam and Colacasia Curry

Name: Yam and Colacasia Curry
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 4 to 5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup Yam cut into cubes; 1 1/2 cup Colacasia cut into pieces; 1/2 cup potato cut into cubes; 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste; 1 small tomato (cut into small pieces); 1 medium onion (coarsely blended); 2 tsp Curry leaves; 1 Cardamom; 1 clove; 1 dalchini/ cinnamon stick; 1 dried red chilli; 1 bay leaf; 1 tsp coriander-cumin powder; 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp garam masala powder; to taste Salt; 1/2 tsp sugar; 1 tsp Coriander leaves for garnishing; 1/2 tsp whole jeera/cumin seeds; 1 pinch hing/ asafoetida; 2 slit green chillies; As needed Oil

Sudeshna Rajib Das @cook_85882015

New Delhi

It's a special curry as it consists 2 vegetables, more or less, from the same family, an unusual combination.

Sudeshna Rajib Das @cook_85882015

New Delhi

It's a special curry as it consists 2 vegetables, more or less, from the same family, an unusual combination.

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Ingredients

1 hour

4 to 5 servings

1 1/2 cupYam cut into cubes
1 1/2 cupColacasia cut into pieces
1/2 cup potato cut into cubes
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
1small tomato (cut into small pieces)
1medium onion (coarsely blended)
2 tspCurry leaves
1Cardamom
1clove
1dalchini/ cinnamon stick
1dried red chilli
1bay leaf
1 tspcoriander-cumin powder
1/2 tspTurmeric powder
1/2 tspKashmiri red chilli powder
1/2 tspgaram masala powder
to tasteSalt
1/2 tspsugar
1 tspCoriander leaves for garnishing
1/2 tspwhole jeera/cumin seeds
1 pinchhing/ asafoetida
2slit green chillies
As neededOil

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Steps

1 hour

1

Pressure cook yam, colocasia and potato pieces together in a medium flame upto 5 whistles.
2

Now heat a kadai or pan. Add 5 tsp oil to it. Now add jeera & all khada garam masalas with dried red chilli & bay leaf. Add few curry leaves. Now add a pinch of hing to it.
3

Now add onion, tomato, ginger-garlic paste, salt, turmeric powder, coriander-cumin powder, garam masala powder, sugar, green chillies, Kashmiri red chilli powder. Mix everything well and cook it in a low flame until oil starts releasing the pan.
4

Now add the boiled yam & colocasia to it. Add desired quantity of water, salt and turmeric to it, cover it and let it simmer in a low flame for about 8 to 10 mins. Finally garnish it with some coriander leaves. You can serve it with steamed rice or roti..