Karunai kizhangu which is called as elephant foor yam is quiet rich in protein than okras.. KarunaiKizhangu kola urundai,its a snack or else a starter... can replace usual samosa,rolls in a party..very easy to make n ppls whoever hate this elephantfoot yam will fall in love with this kola balls...Even kids love this...Some peoples will definitely feel itching while removing the skin of elephantfoot yam , to prevent this take a tbsp of oil and spread as hand cream on ur hands...some may be allergic to this vegetable,its better to cook in small quantity while preparing dishes with this healthy yam to find out whether peoples at home are nt allergic to this yam variety..this kola urundai/savoury balls are my mom's special snack dish, she started preparing this balls after watching them in a TV show long back and i can definitely say this savoury balls are my family's favourite..
1/2kg Elephantfoot yam
1/2cup Onion ( chopped)
1 cup Coconut (grated)
1tbsp Ginger (chopped)
1 tbsp Garlic (chopped)
4 nos Green chillies
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1 tsp Chana dal
1 tsp Blackgram dal
3 nos Red chillies
1 tsp Fennel seed powder/sombu powder
1 tsp Garam masala powder
2cups Roasted split chickpeas/pottukadalai
Salt
Oil for deepfrying
Cut the elephantfoot yam into small cube pieces and wash them in cold water...Heat 1 cup of water with turmeric powder and yam pieces..cook it for 5 minutes.
Keep a kadai in a stove...heat oil , add mustard,black gram dal,channa dal,red chillies and let them turn brown ..add chopped onion,saute until its turns transparent...now add chopped ginger pieces, garlic pieces and green chillies to the onion...saute them well for 5 minutes,finally add the cooked yam pieces...put the flame to simmer,add salt but never add water...stir it well n cook slowly in simmer flame...smash the yam pieces a little bit with a wooden spatule...add grated coconut to the slightly mashed yam pieces and put off the stove..let them get cool...
Meanwhile grind the roasted split chick peas to fine powder...sieve it and keep aside .Grind the already cooked yam pieces in a blender...shouldnt add even a single drop of water even it will be difficult to grind the yam pieces. Try to grind it nicely like vada batter and finally add garam masala and fennelseed powder, the chickpeas powder to the mix...while making balls, this mix shouldnt stick in ur palms or in ur fingers..if its sticky add more chick peas powder.
Fry as deep frying and serve with ketchup!!
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