Yam Chips (Jimikand Recipe)
The Elephant Foot Yam Chips recipe, also known as Jimikand recipe, is a straightforward and uncomplicated dish that calls for just four ingredients aside from yam: turmeric, red chili powder, lemon juice, and salt.
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 250 grams elephant foot yam (suran or jimikand) peeled, rinsed and sliced
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder or cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 to 2 tablespoons lemon juice or add according to taste
- salt as required
- oil for frying, as needed
For Garnish
- 1 to 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves
- 1 to 2 lemon wedges
Instructions
- Peel, rinse thoroughly and slice the elephant foot yam in 0.3 to 0.4 cm slices.
- In a bowl mix the yam/jimikand slices with the rest of the ground spices, lemon juice and salt uniformly.
- Marinate the yam slices for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Shallow fry the yam slices in oil on a skillet, flat pan or tawa adding oil as needed.
- For the first batch, you can add about 3 to 4 tablespoons of oil and later add as required. Use any neutral tasting oil to fry.
- Fry until golden. Turn over the yam slices as needed, when they are being fried.
- Place the shallow fried yam chips on kitchen paper towels to remove any extra oil.
- Serve Yam Chips hot garnished with coriander leaves and lemon wedges.
Notes
- The marinated yam slices can also be baked or air-fried instead of shallow frying.
- As a substitute tamarind juice, white vinegar or apple cider vinegar can be added instead of lemon juice.
Nutrition
Calories: 140kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gSodium: 305mgPotassium: 537mgFiber: 3gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 242IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 14mgIron: 1mg
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