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Monday, February 13, 2012

Suran Curry

Suran or Jimikand ( in hindi ) , Kanda ( in telugu ) is an Indian yam you can find in Indian grocery stores. You can either find it fresh or frozen. I usually buy it frozen as I find it little difficult and messy to peel and chop the fresh one.
I remember whenever my mom cooked this, my dad used to call it "non-veg curry"  because of  it's texture.lol. Nevertheless, I like to eat it with plain steamed rice or jeera rice. It can be eaten with chapatis as well.





Ingredients:

  • Suran Cubes - 1 packet ( frozen )
  • Mustard Oil - 2 tbsp
  • Cooking Oil - 2 tbsp
  • Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Onion - 1 medium
  • Ginger - 1/2 inch
  • Garlic - 3 cloves
  • Black Cardamom - 2
  • Cloves - 4-5
  • Cinnamon Stick - 1 inch
  • Bay Leaves - 2
  • Amchoor - 1 tsp
  • Red Chili Powder - 1 tsp or to taste
  • Coriander - Cumin Powder - 1 tsp
  • Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
  • Garam Masala Powder- 1/4 tsp
  • Salt - to taste
  • Water - 2-3 cups ( adjust accordingly )
  • Cilantro - 3-4 springs

Directions


  • Wash and dry the suran pieces.
  • Heat mustard oil in a pan and shallow fry the suran cubes till slightly golden brown. Remove and keep aside.  ( Mustard oil can be replaced with any other cooking oil.)
  • When cooled, prick them with a fork or a toothpick all over so that it can absorb the flavors of the gravy.
  • Grind onion, ginger and garlic in a grinder to a smooth paste , keep aside.
  • Heat cooking oil in a heavy bottom pan, splutter cumin seeds, add bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves.
  • Add the onion-ginger-garlic paste and fry till the oil separates.
  • Add turmeric powder, coriander-cumin powder, chili powder and amchoor. Mix well.
  • Add the shallow fried suran pieces and fry for a couple of minutes.
  • Add 2-3 cups of water and cook covered on medium heat till the suran pieces and tender. If you feel the curry is too dry , add more water.
  • Add salt, garam masala and chopped cilantro. Cook for a couple of minutes and turn off the heat.
  • Serve with rice or chapati.
Tip : Do not overcook the suran, it might get mashed up.

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