Yam Masiyal

Really simple to make... the cooking time is on the higher side mostly because yam takes a lot of time to cook. Periya Pappu's original recipe doesn't have yam and it takes about 1/2 the time to cook....but I like to add veggies to my meals wherever possible :)
Cooking Time: 40 mins
Ingredients
Moong dal - 1 cup
Yam - 1
Tamarind juice - 2 cups
Mustard - 1/4 tbsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tbsp
Dry red chillies - 4
Jeera - 1/4 tbsp
Curry leaves - 4
Corriander leaves
Turmeric powder
Salt to taste
Preparation (Four servings)

• Wash the yam, peel its skin and cut it into medium sized cubes
  
• Boil 2 cups of water
• Add a pinch of turmeric and 1 cup moong dal once the water comes to a boil
• Let boil for 15 minutes and turn off the heat. Close saucepan with a lid
• In parallel, heat 1 tbsp of oil in another saucepan
  
• Add mustard, fenugreek, jeera, dry red chillies, curry leaves and saute for a few seconds
• Add yam cubes, a pinch of turmeric and some salt to taste . Saute for 1 min
• Add tamarind juice and close saucepan with a lid
• Let boil in med-high heat for 20 mins
• Now take the cooked moong dal and mash it well with a spatula / blender (if you plan to use the blender, ensure that the dal has cooled down before popping it into your blender)
• Add the mashed moong dal to the tamarind / yam curry
• Let boil for 10 mins in medium heat
• Garnish with corriander and turn off the heat
  

Delicious with rice and poriyal / pappadam!
Source: Kutti Geetha, Periya Pappu