Kanda Bachali Ava Kura | How to make Kanda bachali kura | (Curry with elephant foot yam and malabar spinach leaves)

Hi friends, thank you for visiting my website. Today's recipe is kanda bachali kura. kanda bachali aava pettina kura means a curry made with elephant foot yam and malabar spinach leaves. Kanda bachali ava kura is considered a special curry and especially made during auspicious occasions. Kanda bachali kura recipe is made with ava that is mustard seeds paste. The procedure of how to make kanda bachali kura may vary a little bit from place to place but overall it is the same.

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Kanda Bachali Ava Kura | How to make Kanda bachali kura | (Curry with elephant foot yam and malabar spinach leaves)
Author: Sailaja Angara
Preparation Time: 20 Mins
Cooking time: 30 Mins
Servings: 6 People

Kanda bachali ava kura to be accompanied with hot piping rice.

Ingredients:

• 300 grms Kanda /Elephant foot yam
• 1 Cup Bachali Aku/Malabar Spinach Leaves
• Salt to taste
• 1/4 Tsp Turmeric Powder
• 3 Tbsp Oil
• 1 Tsp Black gram/Urad Dal
• 1 Tsp Cumin Seeds/Jeera
• 1 Tsp Asafoetida/Hing
• 4 to 6 Curry Leaves
• 1 Tbsp Rice
• 1 Tbsp Mustard Seeds/Rai
• 1/4 Tbsp Til
• 5 to 6 Red Chillis

Procedure:

1. Wash and peel the elephant foot yam/kanda. Cut into cubes.
2. Finely chop bachali kura.
3. Soak rice in water for 15 mins
4. In a blender jar add soaked rice, mustard seeds, til and red chillis.
5. While adding water grind them into a smooth paste. Keep it aside.
6. Pressure cook kanda for 2 to 3 whistles.
7. Once the pressure cools down, take the kanda and keep aside.
8. In a kadai, add bachli kura/malabar spinach leaves.
9. Add water, salt and turmeric powder to it.
10. Allow this cook till the leaves turn soft.
11. Once done, add cooked kanda and combine them well.
12. Add grounded rice and mustard seeds paste.
13. Combine all of them well and allow them to cook for another 2 to 3 minutes.
14. In another kadai, add oil, black gram/urad dal, cumin seeds/Jeera.
15. Once they start spluttering add red chilli pieces, curry leaves and hing.
16. Add the above tadka to the cooking curry.
17. Serve kanda bachali ava kura with hot piping rice.