Kanda Gadda Pulusu / Elephant Yam Stew

Ingredients

• 1 small Kanda Gadda Piece
• 1/2 lime size Tamarind
• 2 Green Chillies chopped
• 1 Tomato chopped
• 1 pinch Turmeric Powder
• 1/2 sp Red Chilli Powder
• 1 pinch Hing
• 2 sp grated Jaggery
• 1 sp Rice Flour/Besan
• Salt to taste
For Seasoning :
• 1/2 sp Mustard Seeds
• 1/4 sp Cumin Seeds
• 1/4 sp Methi Seeds
• 1 Red Chilli Crocked
• Coriander Leaves
• Curry Leaves
• 2 sp Oil

Instructions

1. Clean and soak tamarind in water and keep aside.
2. Wash, peel kanda gadda and cut into small pieces and cook.
3. Heat oil in a pan add popu ingredients and fry for 2 mins.
4. Add curry leaves, green chilli, tomato pieces & fry for 2 mins.
5. Now add turmeric powder, cooked kanda gadda mukkalu & stir well.
6. Add 2 cups of tamarind extract, salt, red chilli powder, jaggery and let it boil for few mins.
7. Dissolve the rice flour in 1/4 cup of water & pour it in the cooked stew & stir well.
8. Cook on medium flame until the stew thickens, remove from flame and transfer into a serving bowl & garnish with coriander leaves.
9. Kanda gadda pulusu is ready to serve, serve with steamed white rice along with kandi pachadi.