Pidikarunai kizhangu podimas and MEME

        I don't know how exactly people call this in English...I think its called elephant yam .Its smaller in size like potatoes...Here's the picture...

                      This kizhangu have a tendency to give you a itchy feeling in your tongue,when eaten.But proper cooking removes that tendency...My mother,MIL says...buy this and keep it for @least 2 weeks before cooking,which also helps.When we are cooking , we have to use correct proportion of lemon juice/tamarind extract.

                    But its very good for our health...like its good for curing loss of appetite,bleeding piles,constipation....So here's the recipe.

INGREDIENTS:

Pidi karunai kizhangu	8-10 nos.
Lemon/lime juice	1 1/2 tsp
Onion	1 no.
Green chillie	4-5 nos.
Grated coconut	3 tblsp
Oil	2 tsp
salt	As needed
Mustard	3/4 tsp
Urad dal	1 tsp
Curry leaves	1 sprig
Coconut oil	(Optional)1/2 tsp

Method:

1. Pressure cook the kizhangu upto 3 whistles.Cool down and peel off the skin and mash it with your hands.
2. Add salt and lime juice and mix well,check for salt and keep aside.
3. Chop the green chillies and onion.
4. Heat a kadai and add oil,when hot add mustard,when it splutters,add urad dal, followed by curry leaves,green chillies and onion.
5. Fry till onion turns transparent and light pink.
6. Add the mashed kizhangu, kept aside.
7. Fry  till moisture evaporates...May take little long time...
8. Lastly add coconut oil(If using) and grated coconut and mix well.
9. Now transfer to the serving bowl!Its ready as an accompaniment for rice !

Now MEME that I kept pending for almost a month...,raaji as I told you this is just for you!!

7 Facts about me:

1. I am a food lover,as I grew eating hot hot ,my mom's delicious cooking....still I hate to eat my own cooking .
2. I have interest in music,I wish I could sing like Hariharan.....but I can still only enjoy his voice
3. I can draw,paint a little...but now out of touch...
4. I have interest to play badminton,volley ball....casually though I am not a champion in these games...just for fun
5. I am very sensitive person,I cannot see any body ill,my darlings (hubby and my son) or my  close relations,suffering ...even a cold.....
6. I like to chat a lot...when I find time I will either call my friend sangeeta or call my parents,in-laws or any other relatives....so that my feels light.
7. I sometimes feel to spend my free time ,something useful,like learning something....driving,photography.....but  my laziness wins !!!!