Bengali Style Oler Dalna / Bengali Style Yam Curry

Ingredients : 

1. OL / yam - 250 gm
2. Salt  to taste
3. Turmeric Powder - 1 tea spoon
4. Sugar - 1 tea spoon ( optional )
5. Oil  As required
6. Bay Leaf - 2
7. Whole Cumin Seeds - 1 small tea spoon
8. Ginger Paste - 1 table spoon
9. Kashmiri Dry red chili  Powder - 1 table spoon
10. Cumin Powder - 1 table spoon
11. Coriander Powder - 1 table spoon
12. Ripe Tomato - 1 ( finely Chopped )
13. Ghee ( clarified Butter ) - 1 tea spoon

Methods :

1.  Wash  and clean the yam . Peel and remove the  skin  of  yam  . Cut into small pieces of yam . 

2. Take a wok  and switch on the flame .

3. Heat  oil  in  a wok . When oil is completely  hot . Now add  1 small  tea spoon of whole  cumin seeds and  drops 2 pieces of bay leaf . Stir for few seconds on low flame . When spices is  starts to splutter .

4. Now add  cube pieces of  yam into hot oil . Stir and mix . Sprinkle salt to taste  and  add  chopped  ripe   tomatoes  pieces . Mix  well . Cover and close the lid of wok . Cook till 10 minutes on low flame .

5. 10 minutes  later , open the cover of wok . Now  Yam   is  50 %     done .   Yam  is  half  cook and soft .

6. Now add  1 tea spoon of turmeric powder and 1 tea spoon of sugar and mix well . Saute till raw smell goes from turmeric powder .




7.  Also  add  1 table spoon of  ginger paste ,  1 table spoon kashmiri dry red chili powder ,  1 table spoon  of  cumin powder , 1 table spoon  of coriander powder , 1 tea spoon of garam masala powder   and sprinkle  water . Mix well . Once oil is completely separates and  leave the sides  from  wok .

8. Now pour 2 cups of water . Cook till 10 minutes .

9. When gravy starts to thicken  and yam is completely tender .

10. Now switch off the flame .

11. Add 1 tea spoon of clarified butter ( ghee )  and Mix well .

12. Transfer the yam curry in a serving bowl .

13. Serve hot with rice and Indian bread .