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Chenna/Yam Pachadi




Chenna or yam pachadi is a delicious way to cook yam. I tried this recipe after I saw it in Lakshmi Nair Cookery show. This is a simple and quick recipe and she called it "instant pachadi'. I brought a little variation to the original which was like a chutney- grinding all the raw ingredients in a blender and then adding the thadka. The recipe had asked to use raw yam, but I was a it reluctant to try that since I did not get fresh yam and tried this with the frozen one.

Ingredients
Yam- chopped- 2 cup
Coconut- 1/2 cup
yogurt- 1 cup
Green chilly- 3
Ginger- 1 inch thick
Jaggery- 1 tsp
Tamarind a small ball
oil
Shallot -1
mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
Red chilly-3
Curry leaves-
Salt to taste




Chop the yam into small cubes. Cook this along with slitted green chilly, tamarind juice and salt.

Make a fine paste of coconut, ginger, a pinch of  mustard seeds. When the yam cooks add this paste and mix well. Simmer for a minute and add yogurt and heat it for a few seconds in low flames. Add jaggery powder and set aside.
In a separate pan heat oil  and allow mustard seeds to crackle.Fry chopped shallots, red chillies and curry leaves and add to the pachadi. This can be served with rice.

Note: The quicker version of this recipe ( as per the cookery show) is to grind  into a coarse paste, coconut, yam, green chilly, ginger and tamarind. Mix in the yogurt and set aside. Finally heat oil and add mustard seeds. When it crackles add sliced shallots, dry red chilly, curry leaves and fry. Pour this over the pachadi and mix well.

You might also like,
Chena/Yam Podithuval
Beetroot Kichadi
Thakkali/Tomato Pachadi
Vellarikka Pachadi
Pavakka Kichadi
Varutha Chena Erissery

Try this..
Hope you will all enjoy. 
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  1. Priya SureshSeptember 27, 2010 at 12:44 PM

    Never had this yam pachadi, will definitely try next time once i'll get yams, thanks for sharing Suja..

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  2. Indian Cuisine BlogrollSeptember 27, 2010 at 12:56 PM

    never tried chena pachadi before..will try it soon...

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  3. HayleySeptember 27, 2010 at 12:57 PM

    totally new for me..intresting dish !

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  4. NamithaSeptember 27, 2010 at 1:03 PM

    This is definitely a new kind of pachadi for me

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  5. NithaSeptember 27, 2010 at 1:19 PM

    New to me too... But it looks like worth a try...

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  6. SatyaSeptember 27, 2010 at 1:30 PM

    pachadi looks wonderful suja ..very new to me ...yummy

    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

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  7. My Kitchen AnticsSeptember 27, 2010 at 2:07 PM

    we dont get yam here so i havent really cooked with it..but it sounds like a really nice recipe 2 keep

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  8. SujiSeptember 27, 2010 at 2:14 PM

    Hi chechi, njanum kandirunu, undakki nokanam ennu akruthy erikayrunu..Recipe kandal ariyam alle nallathairikum enne...
    Nalla click tto...

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  9. Shabitha KarthikeyanSeptember 27, 2010 at 2:34 PM

    Never tried making pachadi with yam. Looks so good !!

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  10. TorviewtorontoSeptember 27, 2010 at 3:08 PM

    never had this
    looks delicious

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  11. UnknownSeptember 27, 2010 at 3:17 PM

    new dish to me.....looks a tasty sweet treat...

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  12. KrishnaveniSeptember 27, 2010 at 4:13 PM

    looks so creamy and delicious Suja

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  13. Vikis KitchenSeptember 27, 2010 at 4:15 PM

    Never tasted a pachadi with yam...looks tempting dear.

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  14. SatrupaSeptember 27, 2010 at 5:11 PM

    I have never tried yam before .... Suja this recipe is worth a try.

    Cheers n Happy Cooking,
    Satrupa

    http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com

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  15. Hamaree RasoiSeptember 27, 2010 at 6:55 PM

    Never tried this dish. Looks lavish . Would try to attempt preparing it soon.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  16. Rookie QookieSeptember 27, 2010 at 7:47 PM

    Dankoo Suja for sharing...Next time for Onam now I have no excuse..hehe :D

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  17. aipiSeptember 27, 2010 at 7:52 PM

    Never heard of this dish before..looks great..will give it a shot sometime!

    US Masala

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  18. Treat and TrickSeptember 27, 2010 at 9:21 PM

    It's new to me but sounds so yummy dear...

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  19. Sushma MallyaSeptember 27, 2010 at 10:18 PM

    I have not heard yam being tried for pachadi...looks def worth a try as its a nice recipe and beautiful looking dish

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  20. UrmiSeptember 27, 2010 at 10:37 PM

    Absolutely new recipe for me. Looks delicious and mouth watering. Wonderful presentation.

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  21. AnonymousSeptember 27, 2010 at 10:48 PM

    wow adipoli ayittundu ithuvare try cheythittilla ingane will try soon

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  22. Sayantani Mahapatra MudiSeptember 28, 2010 at 12:45 AM

    thats a totally new dish but looks so yummilicious. worth a try.

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  23. Indian food recipesSeptember 28, 2010 at 6:36 AM

    new 2 me...luv yam in any form tnx a lot 4 sharing dear

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  24. Padhu SankarSeptember 28, 2010 at 6:44 AM

    New to me .Sounds interesting!!

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  25. Shanthi KrishnakumarSeptember 28, 2010 at 6:47 AM

    Sounds interesting and innovative

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  26. MadhuSeptember 28, 2010 at 6:58 AM

    Sounds very unique suja!

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  27. Santosh BangarSeptember 28, 2010 at 7:35 AM

    very new to me but looing so tasty i will try it

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  28. UmaSeptember 28, 2010 at 11:13 AM

    new yam recipe.. worth trying!

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  29. UnknownSeptember 28, 2010 at 12:20 PM

    Adipoli suja..njan chena kazhichuitu kalam marannu..ente DHinu allergy annu ithu..so undakarillya..hmmmm

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  30. Aparna S MallyaSeptember 28, 2010 at 1:13 PM

    Looks nice and interesting.

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  31. UnknownSeptember 28, 2010 at 4:13 PM

    Randu divasam mumbu amma parayunna kettu potato pachadide recipe evideyo kandenne..Njan ethu vare try cheythu nokkiyilla..Ethu kandittu superb!! Oru divasam potatoyum yamum okke try cheyyam..Nice recipe..

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  32. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2010 at 11:52 PM

    havent tried a chena pachadi yet.

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  33. dsdsdsSeptember 29, 2010 at 2:54 AM

    First time here.. The yam curry looks yummy.. I just know a couple of ways to cook yam.. this one looks easy and delicious!

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  34. Gouri GuhaSeptember 29, 2010 at 3:48 AM

    A nice way of cooking yam...interesting.

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  35. RaksSeptember 30, 2010 at 8:34 PM

    Never tried pachadi with yam,but I remember my mom making it,thanks for the recipe!

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  36. SoumyaSeptember 30, 2010 at 9:15 PM

    Hi, u got a sunshine award http://traditional-indian-cooking.blogspot.com/p/awards.html

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  37. Suja ManojOctober 4, 2010 at 11:42 AM

    Thanks all :)

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