Ahead of Mother’s Day, Chef Jomon Kuriakose, also known as Chef Jomon, is the Chef de cuisine at LaLiT London shares his mother’s recipe of grilled yam which she used to make with chutney.
Grilled yam
Ingredients
Yam 250gms (3 roundels)
Coconut oil 1 tbsps
Shallots 6 nos
Chilli powder 1 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Tamarind pulp 2 tsp
Ginger 30gms
Curry leaves 1 string (finely chopped)
Salt to taste
Butter 50 gms
For topping
Avocado 1 half
Shallots 4 nos
Green chillies 2 nos
Tomatoes (deseeded and chopped)
1 nos
Maldon salt to taste
Lemon juice a dash
Procedures
peel and wash the yam nicely and make 1/2” thick roundels
par boil the yam with some salt in boiling water
drain them and wait until
It reaches room temperature.
keep all the marinades in a mixer blender jar and make a fine paste
apply the paste or marinate the yam with the marinade paste.
grill them on a moderately heated griddle pan on both the sides.
add a spoon full of butter to the pan which will enhance the flavour and taste.
For the toppings
cut avocado, shallots, chilli and tomato into small dices treat them with salt and lemon juice
