Karunaikizhangu(Yam) a verstaile vegetable, can prepare them any sort of dishes...Yam r highly rich in vitamin c, Vitamin B, potassium..This pakodas goes well as side dish for any choice of rice...they will be spicy, crispy n tasty..Can prepare them easily within few minutes..
1/4kg Karunaikizhangu(yam)
1/4 cup Gram flour
2tbsp Corn flour
1tbsp Rice flour
1/4tsp Turmeric powder
1tsp fennel seeds
5nos garlic pods
1tsp Red chilli powder
Salt
Oil for deep frying
Peel the skin n cut the yam into small cubes r any shapes as u desired, can use very well the frozen yam pieces for this recipe too...
Heat enough water in a pan, add the yam cubes n turmeric powder n cook them until the yam pieces gets cooked slightly, if u insert a toothpick, they should insert immediately...drain the water..keep aside the cooked yam pieces..
Grind bit coarsely the fennel seed, garlic pods together...add the grounded paste, red chilli powder, gram flour, corn flour n rice flour with enough water to the yam pieces as well as salt n mix everything with fingers until the yam pieces a fully covered with the flour mixture..shouldnt be watery...
Heat Oil in a pan...once the oil is hot, fry the yam pieces in small batches, drain the excess of oil in a tissue paper n serve hot...
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