Bengali style Ol or Elephant Yam Dalna

Name: Bengali style Ol or Elephant Yam Dalna
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 3-4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 100 gms kucho chingri or shrimps; 100 gms Ol or elephant yam; 2-3 medium size potatoes; 1/2 cup hot water; 1/8 tsp salt; 3/4 Tbsp mustard oil; 1 bay leaf; 1 whole red chilli; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp coriander seeds; 4-5 whole red chillies

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

Kolkata

#CA2025
Ol or Elephant Yam is a very popular dish in Bengali households both veg and non veg. I made with Shrimps

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

Kolkata

#CA2025
Ol or Elephant Yam is a very popular dish in Bengali households both veg and non veg. I made with Shrimps

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Ingredients

Prep time-10 mins, Cooking time -20 mins

3-4 servings

100 gmskucho chingri or shrimps
100 gmsOl or elephant yam
2-3medium size potatoes
1/2 cuphot water
1/8 tspsalt
3/4 Tbspmustard oil
1bay leaf
1whole red chilli
1/2 tspcumin seeds
Paste
1 tspcumin seeds
1 tspcoriander seeds
4-5whole red chillies
Serve with steamed rice

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Steps

Prep time-10 mins, Cooking time -20 mins

1

Wash the shrimps, peel, devein and retain the head, wash ol and cut into cubes, wash potatoes, peel and cube. Marinate shrimps with 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and salt, set aside for 5 mins
2

In a pan heat mustard oil, add the marinated shrimps and fry for 2 mins, set aside
3

In a heavy bottomed wok add water, boil and add yam cubes and potatoes cubes, boil for 3 mins
4

In a mortar & pestle add whole cumin seeds, coriander seeds, whole red chilli and with little water make a paste
5

In a pan heat mustard oil, add cumin seeds, whole red chilli and bay leaf, stir for 3 seconds, as boiled yam and potatoes and fry for 2-3 mins
6

Add the paste and mix well, add fried shrimps and mix well, add water and cook for 2-3 mins, set aside
7

Plate with steamed rice and enjoy 😊

Tips

Shrimps needs to be fried and yam needs to be boiled, then fried

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Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

on November 10, 2025 04:28

Kolkata

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