Oler Dalna/ Bengali style Yam Curry

Name: Oler Dalna/ Bengali style Yam Curry
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250 gm Ol/Yam; 2 Potato; 1 Tomato; 1/2 inch Ginger slice; 1 Tsp Garam Masala Powder; 1 Tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 Tsp Coriander Powder; 1 lemon; to taste Salt and sugar; 1 Cup Grated Coconut; 1 Cup Black Chickpeas; 1 Cup Mustard Oil; 1 Tsp Jeera/Cumin Seeds

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Kolkata

Oler Dalna/ Bengali style Yam Curry

Tina Chakraborty let's Cook @cook_17667653

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Ingredients

20 Minutes

4 servings

250 gmOl/Yam
2Potato
1Tomato
1/2 inchGinger slice
1 TspGaram Masala Powder
1 TspTurmeric Powder
1 TspCoriander Powder
1lemon
to tasteSalt and sugar
1 CupGrated Coconut
1 CupBlack Chickpeas
1 CupMustard Oil
1 TspJeera/Cumin Seeds

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Steps

20 Minutes

1

Peel off the skin of potatoes and yams. Cut them into cubes. Perboil the potatoes and set aside. Put the yams in water. Add 1 tsp lime juice. Boil them till yam cubes become soft.
2

Put 2-3 tsp mustard oil in pan. As smoke comes out, temper the oil with 1 tsp Jeera.
3

Put the potato cubes for frying. After few minutes, add the yam cubes. Fry everything for few minutes.
4

Cut the tomato and ginger slice and make a paste. Put 1 Cup grated coconut in the pan.
5

Add the masala paste.
6

Add 1 Cup Black Chickpeas in the pan. (soak black Chickpeas overnight in water. Next morning pressure cook the chickpeas till the chickpeas become soft).
7

Add 1 tsp turmeric powder, salt and sugar to taste, 1 Tsp Coriander Powder and mix everything.
8

Cook till raw smell of the masala goes away. Add water as much needed. Cook till water absorbs the masala.
9

Sprinkle 1 Tsp Garam Masala Powder and finish cooking.
10

Cover with a lid and keep it covered for few minutes. Serve after with hot rice.