Elephant Yam Stem(Suvarnagadde Dantu) Sambar

Ingredients:
3 medium sized tender Elephant Yam Stems / Suvarnagadde Dantu / Kene Pille
1 cup grated Coconut
1-2 medium sized Onion (Optional)
1/4 - 1/2 cup cooked Yellow Lentils
1/4 tsp Chilly powder
Pinch of Turmeric powder
2-3 flakes of dried Turmeric
Large grape sized Jaggary
Small grape sized Tamarind
3 - 4 Red Chillies
1.5 - 2 tsp Coriander seeds
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
3/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds
1 tsp Black Gram seeds
1.5 tsp Mustard seeds (1/2 tsp for Masala + 1 tsp Seasoning)
Big pinch of Asafoetida powder
Salt to taste
2 strands of Curry leaves(Half for Masala and remaining half for Seasoning)
2-3 tsp Oil

Recipe:

Remove outer skin, innermost part of the breadfruit and put them in water for about 3-4 mins. Chop them into medium sized pieces as shown in the picture below. Chop the onion into medium sized pieces as shown in the picture below.

Put chopped elephant yam stem, onion in a vessel. Add chilly powder, jaggary, salt, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, required amount of water and cook them well.

Once it is cooked, add cooked yellow lentils and bring it to boil.

Put red chillies, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds, black gram seeds, 1/2 tsp mustard seeds, 10-12 curry leaves, turmeric flakes(if its turmeric powder add it along with asafeotida), 1-2 tsp oil in a pan and fry. Once it starts giving nice aroma, add asafoetida and fry them for about 1 min in low flame.

Put grated coconut, fried sambar masala, tamarind in a mixer and grind it to smooth paste by adding sufficient amount of water. (If it is frozen coconut use hot water while grinding.)

Add this ground masala to the vessel containing cooked breadfruit and bring it to boil and stir well. (Add water, salt if required.) Keep the sambar in low flame for about 2 mins.

Put 1 tsp mustard seeds, oil in a pan and heat. Once it starts spluttering, add 5-6 curry leaves and add it to Sambar. It goes well with Rice/Dosas/Chapathis.