Yam Chicken Curry is my childhood favourite. During every vacation when we visit our grandparents this recipe is a definite part in the menu. Yam has cooling effect. Chicken is said to produce heat in the body. Adding yam with chicken Yam helps in soothing the digestive system. Yam is rich in antioxidants. Yam helps in easy absorption of nutrients. Yam and Chicken makes a delicious chicken curry. It tastes simply delicious with steamed rice.
Yam Chicken Curry
Yam Chicken Curry is a nutritious curry recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 Kilogram Chicken
- 3 Tablespoon Oil
- Fistful Curry Leaves
- 2 Onion
- 3 Tomatoes
- 1 Cup Coconut Grated
- 1 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 Teaspoon Mustard
- 2 Tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
- Required Water
- Required Salt
To Roast and Grind
- 3 Red Chillis
- 2 Tablespoon Corinader Powder
- 2 Teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- 1 Tablespoon Fennel Seeds
- 2 Teaspoon Pepper
Instructions
- Dry roast each ingredient mentioned in the "To roast and Grind" seperately. Cool them down. Powder them.
- Clean and Chop Yam and Chicken. Add them into a pressurecooker. Add in water salt and turmeric powder. Pressure cook for 5 whistles in medium flame.
- Switch off the flame and allow the pressure cooker to release pressure on its own. Open the pressure cooker. Set them aside
- Heat oil in a wok. Add in mustard and allow them to splutter.
- Add in onion and saute them until glossy.
- Add in chopped tomatoes and salt and saute them until mushy.
- Add in ginger garlic paste and curry leaves and saute them.
- Add in the chicken mixture. Cook them for few minutes.
- Blend coconut into a smooth paste and add into the chicken. Add in the ground masala. Cook until the masalas blend well.
- Serve them hot with steamed rice.
Notes
- Chop yam into bigger pieces so that while pressure cooking the chicken and yam cooks together.
Step by Step Photos on how to make Yam Chicken Curry
- Peel and Chop the Yam. Dry roast each ingredient seperately. Cool them down.
- Add cleaned and chopped chicken and yam into a pressure cooker.
- Add in turmeric powder and required water.
- Pressure cook for 5 whistles in medium flame. Switch off the flame. Allow the pressure cooker to release pressure on its own. Open the pressure cooker.
- Heat oil in a wok. Add in mustard and allow them to splutter. Add in onion and saute them until glossy.
- Add in Tomato and required salt. Saute them until glossy.
- Add in ginger garlic paste and saute them until nice aroma comes out. Add in curry leaves.
- Saute for few minutes. Add in the cooked chicken yam mixture.
- Add in the coconut paste and ground masala. Cook until the masalas blends well.
- Flavourful chicken Curry is now ready to serve.
I love how our ancestors combined the ingredients to make it more healthy. Chicken and yam seems to balance each other. No wonder food is considered as medicine when eaten in the proper way. Great share.
Delicious chicken curry flavored with yam.. Perfect with Rice!!
I love the step by step picture guide...will be very useful for beginners. Nice pick for protein rich dish!
Never had heard about chicken and yam. Sounds delicious. I love the combo and the masala.Will be a delicious chicken.
That's a fantastic recipe and appreciate the thought process that goes into our traditional dishes..good share!
Yam with chicken sounds interesting. Love all of the spices used here in the curry.
Our grandmothers had ways of making a well balanced nutritious meal. Great protein rich recipe.
That is a nice addition of yam to chicken. Looks wonderful. And I love those ladoos so much..
Never cooked chicken and yam together, wonderful dish to make soon. Am sure about that yam and chicken both together works awesome after seeing your clicks.
I have both chicken and yam at home now. Would love to try this. But I have a feeling that H would call it chicken-sambar. HaHa...