Yam (Genasu) Chutney

Yams(Genasu in Kannada) are also known as Sweet potatoes. Sometimes they are bright orange color, which are very sweet to taste. I like to use the creamy white variety, since they are mildly sweet.

Whenever I get them from store, I usually make chutney with it. I hardly get any coconuts in my local store here. So yams are a very good alternative and tastes as good as regular coconut chutneys. Along with yams I have added walnuts, to give chutney a good texture and some nutrition. I have also made this chutney using pistachio, cashews and peanuts(groundnuts), any kind of nuts combines very well with yams.

So here a very simple, quick, tasty and healthy chutney.

Ingredients

• Yams/Sweet potatoes (Genasu) - 1 big/ about 2 cups after grating.
• Chilies (Red dried ) - 3-4
• Tamarind extract (tamarind paste) - about 2 tbsp
• Walnuts - 1/4 cup lightly toasted ( groundnuts, pistachio, cashews, Dalia Dal, coconuts can be used instead)
• Salt to taste.

1. Wash, peel the skin and grate yams.
2. Lightly toast the nuts.
3. Extract juice from tamarind.
4. Once the nuts are cool enough, take chilies, grated yams, tamarind water, toasted nuts in a blender.
5. Blend them using little water at a time, untill it comes to a course paste.Taste and adjust salt.
6. Lastly, do the seasoning with oil, mustard seeds and little hing. Mix well and serve.

Tastes good with rice, dose, idly, chapathis or just as a spread on bread toast. Enjoy !