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Kanda aka Suran Vadas

Like bittergourd, I disliked yam aka ’suran’ (kanda in Telugu) as a child. It was a chance encounter with this vegetable in the form of kebabs, from a friend’s tiffin dabba, that I had to re-think my opinion of suran. One bite into the kebab and I was sold. At first I thought it was raw banana vada but was told they were kebabs made with boiled suran.

As monsoon calls for deep-fried comfort food, it was Kanda Vadas on a rainy weekend. Simple recipe and the vadas taste best when eaten hot off the stove. Just ensure you clean raw kanda with several changes of water before boiling it till soft.

Elephant foot yam, Kanda, Suran

Kanda Vada Recipe

Prep & Cooking: 40 mts

Makes 25-30 vadas

Cuisine: South Indian

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Ingredients:

3 cups of peeled and boiled yam/kanda/suran cubes

1/4 tsp turmeric pwd

small lemon sized tamarind

1 1/2 tsps ginger garlic paste

1 tsp red chilli pwd

1/2 tsp garam masala pwd

2 tbsps cornflour

1 tbsp dessicated coconut pwd

3-4 bread slices (remove sides) (adjust)

1 1/2 tbsps putnala pappu/roasted chick pea/dalia pwd

2 tbsps fresh coriander leaves

salt to taste

oil for deep frying

1 Boil kanda along with turmeric pwd, salt and small lemon sized tamarind till cooked and soft. Drain any left over water and cool. Grate or mash kanda cubes and combine with rest of the ingredients (except oil) and shape into oblong shaped pattis or into any shape of your choice. Adjust bread slices to suit patti consistency. Refrigerate for 15-20 mts.
2 Heat oil for deep frying in a heavy bottomed vessel and once oil is piping hot, reduce to medium flame. You can place 6-8 kebabs based on the size of the vessel and fry till golden brown. Once golden brown, drain and place on absorbent paper.
3 Serve hot with tomato sauce or date and tamarind chutney.

Note:

Take some precautions while handling yam. Apply oil to hands, peel and cut. Wash in several changes of water before pressure cooking till soft. Yam takes a while longer than most vegetables to cook.

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By sailu • Sep 16th, 2008 • Category: All Recipes, Savories, Snacks & Tiffins, South Indian Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian Recipes

20 Responses »

  1. Alka on September 16th, 2008 at 8:31 am:

    We make suran koftas like bottlegourd koftas and serve it in onion tomato gravy.Though few different ingredients are used like coconut,tamarind,and we use only besan to bind them..but all said and done,i love to make these coz then fussy eaters in my home just gobble it without knowing that they are eating yam,which is otherwise looked down upon as a very tasteless veggie

  2. Alka on September 16th, 2008 at 8:34 am:

    OOps forgot to mention…the pattis or rolls just look perfect,evenly fried,crisp brown !

  3. Happy Cook on September 16th, 2008 at 9:12 am:

    Wow those vada looks delicious.
    Unlike bittergourd i loved yam when i was younger.

  4. yamini on September 16th, 2008 at 10:09 am:

    hai sailu, i often peep into ur pages checking out for ur new recipes. today i tried ur carrot pachadi it was yummy. Planning to do ur kakarakaya fry tommorow. Your recipes make me enjoy my cooking. Your paneer butter masala also tasted yummy. Continue ur work da.

  5. Cham on September 16th, 2008 at 10:48 am:

    I love suran but unfortunately didn’t find any fresh here :( Those croquettes are really beautifuly shaped, sure would have tasted superb :)

  6. Divya on September 16th, 2008 at 11:28 am:

    Love Suran… you have made it so perfectly. Love the shape and the smooth exterior.

  7. Divya Vikram on September 16th, 2008 at 12:03 pm:

    looks in perfect shape..

  8. raaji on September 16th, 2008 at 1:03 pm:

    i loved those vadas…..never tried that with yam…..looks yummy

  9. Siri on September 16th, 2008 at 8:31 pm:

    the vadas look yummy Sailu..:) love the golden color!

    Cheers,
    Siri

  10. Sonu on September 16th, 2008 at 9:42 pm:

    yeah…I like Suran but cudn’t find here in Australia. otherwise wud surely give a shot. BTW, nice recipe Sailu!

  11. nags on September 17th, 2008 at 1:09 am:

    those look yummy!

  12. Lubna Karim on September 17th, 2008 at 1:41 am:

    Wow this is something new and looks yum yum.

  13. jayasree on September 17th, 2008 at 2:35 am:

    Vadas with yam. Thats something new, though i have tried koftas with yam. Yours look perfect.

  14. R.Punitha on September 17th, 2008 at 8:17 am:

    Hi Sailu ,
    i’m Punitha.
    This is completely a new dish to me.
    i never tried like this.
    Is it a snack item or side dish Sailu ?
    Whatever may be we’ll enjoy this Sailu. Thank you…

  15. Medhaa on September 17th, 2008 at 9:29 am:

    The picture is just wonderful and they look so lovely. I love them too and been a while we made them.

  16. amar on September 17th, 2008 at 9:52 am:

    looks perfect. yummy

  17. Cynthia on September 17th, 2008 at 6:01 pm:

    I love yam this way.

  18. Bharti on September 17th, 2008 at 9:30 pm:

    That looks like a tasty snack….deep fry any veggie and it’s suddenly loved by everyone!

  19. swati on September 19th, 2008 at 9:04 am:

    sailu … coming to your blog after ages… whatever you make and click has to turn out beutiful isnt it… amazing… and very new to me

  20. Gandhi on December 19th, 2008 at 2:08 pm:

    Can anyone furnish corbohydrates contents of this SURAN ?

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