Elephant Foot Yam Kola

Hello buddies 😊😊😊  Yam is a healthy food with lots of benefits in it. It is good to take yam in our day to day life. Kolas are always tasty and can be served as a appetizer. This can be the best alternative for mutton kola balls and becomes a treat for vegetarians. The recipe is easy to make. One important thing that you need to take care is the proper consistency of the mixture. Other than that it is really simple to make. Let's look into the recipe.


Benefits

• Healthy low fat diet.
• Rich in omega 3.
• Used in Ayurveda for treating many ailments.
• Blood purifier.
• Balances hormones by increasing estrogen level in women.
• Antioxidant.

Preparation Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 15 mins
Total Time : 30 mins

Ingredients

Senai Kizhangu (Elephant Foot Yam) - 250 g

To Grind
Roasted gram - 100 g
Coconut - 2 tablespoon
Ginger - 1 inch
Garlic - 3 
Red Chilli - 4
Fennel Seeds - 1 teaspoon
Cardamom - 1

Onions - 1(big)
Chopped Garlic - 3
Oil - for frying
Poppy Seeds - 1 tablespoon
Curry Leaves
Salt


Procedure

• Remove the skin from yam.
• Grate it using a grater.
• Heat water mildly in a vessel and dip grated yam in water (If the water is so hot then the yam will get mashed).
• Take a blender and add in roasted gram and make it powder. 
• Press the yam completely to remove water completely.
• Now transfer the powder to a bowl and add in other items mentioned under 'To Grind' along with grated yam.
• Grind it till all the ingredients gets mixed properly. Don't make it a smooth paste. (Don't add water).
• Take out the grinded mixture in a bowl along with powdered roasted gram, add in chopped onions, chopped garlic, curry leaves and salt.
• Add in 2 teaspoons of oil to mix it well. 
• If you feel the mixture is so tight, add in 1 or 2 tablespoons of water.
• Don't make it too loose.
• Make small balls out of the mixture.
• Take a pinch of poppy seeds and spread in your hands before making Kola balls.
• Heat oil in a pan for deep frying.
• Drop in the prepared kola balls and fry in batches.
• Fry until it becomes brown in color. 
• Drain the oil from the kola balls.
• Outer crispy and inner soft Yam kolas are ready.

Note : Please check whether the shape is maintained. If the kolas break in oil, add in some rice flour to the grinded mixture and fry the next batch.

Yummy Elephant yam kolas are ready. Serve it hot and njoy the taste 😊😊😊
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